Red Dogs

You haven’t really lived until you’ve seen a Red Dog race around and around in a big circle, leap in the air for joy, butt a few heads, then plop down in an exhausted heap for at least 30 seconds before jumping up and doing it again.
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I didn’t even know how much I was missing until we found a herd of bison with their newborns on the shore of Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. Yep, their 70 pound bundles of joy, bright red, and playful as a dog.
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Made me want to get out and run around too, but, well, not right there, because papa is 6 feet tall and weighs 2,000 pounds, while mama stands a mere 4-5 feet tall and only weighs in at 1,000 pounds. I took the hint and was content to watch from the safety of our car.
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But it did remind me to take delight in the fact that I am alive and able to frolic. Why don’t we do it more often?
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What holds you back? Laundry to fold? Bills to pay? Emails to answer?
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Maybe, just maybe, try putting that all aside for a minute, not forever, but for long enough to get out and be playful with your kids. 
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Could do you all a world of good.
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And if you’re in the area, drop by Antelope Island and watch the Red Dogs play. 
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Fantastic.

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Happy Failing Forward,

Anne


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