Yearlings are funny little creatures. They are teenagers in every sense. Yesterday, I watched our replacement heifers running around, bucking, chasing each other, going from one side of the hill to the other and back. They were playing, and it was clear they were having fun. It’s a good feeling to see animals energetic and feeling good.
When was the last time you felt like this? Like, did something fun and silly and embraced your inner child? Not too long ago, I was cleaning the kitchen and the song “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” came on Alexa. I like this song, but I wouldn’t even consider it in my top 20 favorites. However, in that moment, my inner child came out. You know how songs can sometimes do that. I was dancing and fiddling all over the kitchen, and somehow accidentally ended up catapulting the spray bottle in my hand clear across the room, where it made a fatal landing on the floor. I could not stop laughing. And it felt GOOD. My children stared at me like they were witnessing my ultimate undoing. But what a beautiful thing for them to see their mom having genuine, childlike fun.
Take a second to Google the importance of play in adulthood. As we get older, life becomes more serious, busy, and task oriented, and over time play no longer fits in our agenda. It doesn’t have to be silly dancing in the kitchen (although I highly recommend it). It can be artwork, playing a board game, playing ping pong, jumping on a trampoline, swinging on a swingset. Anything that truly embraces your inner child. So please do me (and yourself) a favor and schedule some play time in your busy day today. You deserve it. Be like those yearlings.
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