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"Once Upon a Time" ... a little farm boy (from Minnesota?) was playing down by the pond and came across two frogs. He enjoyed their company for a while and when it was time to go, he put the frogs in his pocket and headed home for supper. When he got home and realized that he shouldn’t bring those frogs in the house, he put the frogs in a couple of milk cans for safekeeping. Now one of those frogs said to himself - "I’ve never been in a can of milk before, I don’t know what to do." So he didn’t do anything and soon drowned. The other frog also said to himself - "I’ve never been in a can of milk before, I don’t know what to do." However that frog continued - "But I DO know how to swim and I will do the best that I can." That frog did just that and he swam and swam and he didn’t give up. He swam so much that the milk eventually turned to butter and the frog was able to climb on that lump of butter and out of the milk can and return to the pond. I think of this story whenever one of my gymnasts tells me - "I can’t" (my first impulse is to yell "BULLFROGS"), I usually just remind them that if they do what they know how, do the best that they can, and don’t give up, they will succeed.

LESSONS FROM GEESE

Did you know that when geese fly in formation, the entire flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the birds flew alone because as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird following. When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation to give another goose the point position. The trailing geese honk encouragement and let the lead goose know how it is doing and whether to speed up. We could all learn from geese how to work together to make everyone’s life easier; taking turns doing the hardest work in order to accomplish more and offering a little constructive encouragement once in a while. When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two other geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it is able to fly again or dies. Then they launch out in their own new formation, connect with a new group, or catch up to the original flock. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone cared enough to take time to help one another and work together as a team? This bit of trivia may be most appropriate in the fall when we see the geese begin flying south for the winter but it is always a good time to take a look at how we work together to accomplish our goals and objectives, going farther by cooperating with each other, and helping others in need.

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