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Lessons We Learn From Geese

Lessons We Learn From Geese

Author Unknown, found on the
internet by April Claxton, 
CEO of The Movement Within

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 traveling 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:	When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.
Lesson:	It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each other's skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents or resources.
Fact 4:	The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson:	We need to make sure honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement the production is much greater. The power of encouragement (to stand by one's heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek.
Fact 5:	When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out with another formation or catch up with the flock.
Lesson:	If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.

"Because My Dreams are Bursting at the Seams..."



"We are our dreams. Our dreams bring us to who we are." -ac

It has been quite a while since my last blog. This happens when one continues to Move within themselves. In life, there are moments of pausing and moments of constant movement. But why? What is going on? Why the pause, now? I asked these very questions as I sat at my desk the last few days- or on days when I ran from my desk completely.

This morning I dropped my little one off at school. She made the principals honor roll and was dressed up for a ceremony and I watched her walk into school. It was as if everything was in slow motion. I couldn't believe that she was "my" kid. I sat watching her walk in and even took a quick picture. She is absolutely beautiful, wonderful, smart- so opposite of how I felt at her age. I struggled with grades a lot growing up. I struggled with self esteem issues and I can remember feeling as if I never quite fit in or I never deserved good things. They just weren't for me.

As an adult and while working through my own Movement, I have realized how very wrong I was. But I had to learn my self worth. Learning this took longer than I would have preferred but every part of the journey now makes sense looking back.  

I left her school this morning, got my daily cup of coffee and proceeded to drive home. While driving, the song, "Fireflies" by Owl City came on. I smiled and bobbed my head listening to the words. As I came around a corner, the sun hit everything before me in such a way that everything was illuminated and outlined in bright golden light. A few wild parrots flew over my car and the air shifted. I felt God. In the most random of moments, God seems to peek and say hello. When the moment passed, the following line from the Fireflies song played. Adam Young sang, "because my dreams are bursting at the seams..."

I kept driving and those words struck me. That is exactly how I feel now. The past few weeks have been 'off.' I couldn't, for the life of me, understand why I felt so "blah." My zest and activity had slowed and I felt stuck. I began to gain momentum recently and realized that over the last few weeks the problem was not that I was stuck, but rather that I had lost sight of my dreams.

We often lose sight of how important our dreams are. The help us identify who we are and they align us with our purpose and happiness. When we lose sight of our dreams, we lose sight of who we are.

Needless to say, I am back in the saddle again! I have many BIG things coming up that are happening with The Movement Within for you, the Movers. Doreen Virtue from Hay House, Derrick Ashong from Oprah's Radio, Best selling author, Nancy Garden, Marla Schulman from Life After Kids, Life After All (http://lifeafterkids.tv/) are all upcoming guests The Movement Within Radio.

TMW will also be a proud sponsor for an amazing event in January at the Allow Your Spirit To Soar Conference (check out the website: http://www.allowyourspirittosoar.com/). We are also bringing on some new wonderfully talented and spirited people onto TMW website (http://www.themovementwithin.com/) and
my first e-book (8 Steps to Ignite The Movement Within You: Regaining Your Life, Your Power, Your Self!) will be available soon. Lot's is a happenin'!

But why? Why are all of these wonderful things taking place? Because they are a part of my dreams. My dream is to help humanity Move within themselves. Why? Because when we do and we get past that "pause" in our lives, we discover life. We discover self. We discover joy. When we are in joy (enjoy), we are helping to lift the world. That is why. To lift humanity, one heart at a time. And baby, my dreams are busting at the seams!

Happy beautiful Friday Movers! Thank you for being a part of my Movement and for allowing your Movement to take place. Happy beautiful YOU!

Love to you all. KEEP Moving!

- April