Lessons From The Geese

 May have posted this before but so worth reading again. 

In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in the V formation you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way,  It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings  it creates uplife for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.  Quite similar to people who are part of a team and share a common direction.  It pays to share leadership and take turns doing hard jobs .  The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep their speed.  Word of support and inspiration help energize those on the front line.   

Helping them to keep pace in spite of the day to day pressure and fatigue.. it is important that our honking be encouraging , otherwise its just ---  well honking!

Finally when a goose gets sick or is wounded and falls out , two geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured one down to help and protect him.  They stay with him until he is either able to fly again or until he is dead. 

Then they launch out with another formation to catch up with their group. when one of us is down its up to the others to stand by us and in our time of trouble. 

They get where they are going quickly and easier because they are traveling on the trust of one another and lift each other up along the way. When ever a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the power of the flock. 

If we have as much sense as a goose we will stay in formation and share information with those who are headed in the same wa y that we are going.

When the lead Goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wings and another Goose takes over.

You know if we have the sense of a Goose we will stand by each other when things get rough and we will stay  in formation with those who are headed really in same direction where we want to  go.   The next time you see a formation of Geese I hope you will remember this message:

IT IS INDEED A REWARD.... A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF A FAMILY AND A TEAM WHO LOVES YOU AND CARES ABOUT YOU!!