Geese Working Together — Excellent Example Helps Invisibly Disabled People

Geese? Teamwork? Say what? Yes, geese use teamwork to improve their quality of life. And that teamwork by the geese provides an example for observers to efficiently help chronically ill people. So we can see how geese teamwork helps invisibly disabled people.

I first heard about the way geese cooperate decades ago. Our church’s bulletin board display illustrated how geese function thereby setting an example for good teamwork. I immediately applied that to the plight of those who are invisibly disabled.

Do you, a dweller, need help? Or do you, an observer, wish to help but don’t know how?

What do geese have to do with navigating our storms? Can the efficiency of geese’ teamwork help us learn about helping the hurting?

We’ll look at the way these birds work together for the good of the group. Then we’ll show examples of how observers can help dwellers.

The geese example

Geese function harmoniously as a team. Each bird takes a turn at leading, bringing up the rear, and enjoying the less stressful middle positions. This teamwork means less work for the whole flock. All team members play their part, which results in mutual benefit for all.

Geese share the work

The V-formation serves three purposes: effective communication, clear visibility, and more efficient flying. Since each goose has an unobstructed field of vision, communication is easier. The point goose as well as the birds at each end experience more air drag. To ease the load, all the geese rotate positions. This use of the V-formation enables the flock to fly 70% further than if each flew solo.

Geese helping the hurting

If one bird becomes sick or injured, it will fall out of formation. Two other geese will also fall out of formation and will remain with the injured goose to help and offer protection. These two stay with the ailing bird until it recovers or dies at which time they return to the flock.

How we can help each other

One purpose for Navigating the Storms

We hope one result of reading Navigating the Storms results will be for people to team up. And these teams can help families, friends, and even acquaintances going through challenging times.

But how?

• Strengthen each other through communication.
  • Listen to one another.
  • Seek to understand each other, researching information if needed.
• Open our eyes to needs of those around us.
• Notice people around you.
  • Do they seem tired?
    • If so, do you know why?
  • Are they missing work, school, or church without a reason?
  • If someone is having trouble walking, can you offer help?
  • Does someone need a ride somewhere?
• Even following this website (or others) could aid someone in need.
  • My writings might enable someone to keep on keeping on; sometimes your writings might.
  • Your comments could help someone else understand better.
  • Our remarks may stir someone to help a hurting friend.

Summing up

This geese teamwork example can empower us as we seek to help the invisibly disabled. It could inspire us to acknowledge the pains of others and to help the hurting in new ways. With hope, we can function as a team, enabling each of us to “fly further” as we go through life.

Do you, observer, know friends you could organize to help another friend?

Has such a group helped you, dweller?

Did you solve last week’s puzzle about geese?

See the information about storms and geese.

Check this out for more facts about geese.

Chris Spencer and Len Wilson each tell us five things that geese can teach us.