Let Freedom Ring

Did Independence Day make you more grateful for your freedom? Freedom is exhilarating but can have a price.

I always walk my little dog, Pooh Bear, on a leash because we live on the edge of the woods. When she was a puppy, I took her to obedience school and while she learned the basic commands very well, Pooh Bear is basically a free spirit. Before I started coaching, Pooh Bear went to my office with me. When we got home, I'd allow her to jump out of the car and run to the door.

Once however, Pooh Bear decided that she'd rather go visit her Maltese friend Benji, two doors up. She ran like lightning, to Benji's house, with me in close pursuit, kicking off my heels to run faster, but not able to reach her. Benji wasn't home, but suddenly she spotted an armadillo and tried to chase him into the woods.

There I was, screaming the commands we learned at school, but to my terror and dismay, to no avail. I caught her at the edge of the woods as she paused for a moment to debate the logic of following her prey into the brush. Thank God! We've seen gators, bobcats, snakes and other critters roaming around here. Freedom can have a price, but gratefully, Pooh Bear did not have to pay it. Now we take her to a doggie park where she can enjoy freedom with safe boundaries.
Pooh made her initial break for freedom on a late afternoon in the spring. When will you make yours? You too can take a chance, when the conditions are right, knowing that in your own way, you were built to run free and play. If you don't set yourself free, what will be the purpose of your life?

Is the quality of one's life is dependant on feeling one's freedom, and living the design that is you? What is that design? If you are a puppy, your life needs to be all about carefree running and feeling the joy of life. You, of course, are not a puppy, but what sense is there in being you, if you don't really let yourself free once in a while and chase an armadillo?

Some people never learn their heart's design. Why? Fear of taking a risk? Not enough support? Why don't you color outside the lines? Sure, all dream-chasing has it's pitfalls, but the benefits just could be beyond our wildest imagination!

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