I came across this earlier and it summed up the way this board has helped me.
Fact 1:
As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an "uplift" for the birds that follow. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Lesson:
People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are travelling on the thrust of one another.
Fact 2:
When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it.
Lesson:
If we have as much sense as a goose, we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.
Fact 3:
The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson:
We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement is the quality of honking we seek.
Honk, honk... honk, honk, honk...... honk, honk... honk, honk, honk...... honk, honk...
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Lessons from Geese
mariagoretti · 13/12/2010 00:52
Honk Honk.
I need some "uplift" today am feeling drag and resistance.
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I am putting in extra effort today for two reasons:
1/ I have made the inside of my first weighted blanket. I used marbles, and sewed them into pockets between two bits of lining material. That means that tomorrow I can piss about with fleece, felt, googly eyes, velvet and beads to applique a fairy onto the front. I also get to go browse round my local fabric shot
2/ Tonight I am taking my Youth club dudes and dudettes to the pub. We're off to sing carols, feed fish and chips to, and hand out presents from Santa to all the house-bound elderly people in the local area. I did it for the first time last year and it is AWESOME fun
So, lots of flapping from me to help anyone who hasn't had such a great time of it today
Oh purple that sounds groovy,
an extra honk to wendi
I too have had groovy day, (dh took ds down stairs and gave me a lie in, till 8am!!!!) and got a nap after lunch too, how lovely is he! ,
ah!! have just realised a use for the teddy bear emoticon.
my dh is a 
LoL
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Youthie was awesome, as always. I'm just hoping it doesn't go under with the budget cuts - big spending freeze on that sort of thing already 
Exes are ex for a reason {{hug}}
wendiThat's the other thing about geese, they can be bloody scary too, 
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not so big as a swan, but they act in groups, people used to use flocks of geese as un official 'guard dogs' on farms in the past...
imagine us all hissing at him, 
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