Team. Work.

In many aspects of life we work as teams. It might be as simple as in the delivery room when a soon to be mother and father work as a team to bring a human being in to the world. Of course the doctor is the manager of the team, but when you bring it all together something wonderful begins. That’s teamwork.

From the delivery room to everyday life, working as teams never stops. We learn to work together in school---we may not always like our teammates, because we feel they are not living up to full expectations, but we learn to work through it. I would like to personally thank all of my former teammates for taking on a larger role than I ever did---I appreciate it very much.

It becomes a lot more interesting when we move into competitive sports. That’s when teamwork either works or fails miserably. A good example would be some of the displays of anger that have happened in dugouts between players; just the other day a pitcher and catcher got into it. I can only imagine how the rest of the game worked out---they are supposed to get along after all.

When it becomes necessary to have a person’s trust---such as a situation where you might die---we focus on what it takes to make it work and not let it deviate off course. Jump out of a plane, you better know what you are doing---you don’t want to upset your partner. The one cool thing we saw this weekend was how everyone rallied about to make sure lost children were found at the Air & Water show---over kids were getting separated from their parents, and roars would go out when they were found.

The photo above was taken at the Ringling Bros.. Circus. When it’s life or serious injury, you know what needs to be done. Do something nice for your teammates.

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