i had an easy and relaxed day. i attended the planetree retreat. i was away from work and home, into this beautiful ford's colony place in williamsburg. oh how i wish i live around this place.
here's some of the house's i passed by...













clubhouse patio and golf course...






the snacks were served non-stop all day and the lunch was superb. a smorgasbord of delectable cuisine. i wish i had taken a shot.
i learned interesting points about planetree. their mission makes so much sense to me now.
the facilitator of the retreat shared us this story... it's amazing!

The Goose Story

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Next Fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter,
flying along in V
formation, you might consider what
science has discovered as to why they fly
that way:


As each bird flaps its wings, it
creates an uplift for the bird immediately following it. By flying in the
V formation, the whole flock adds as least 71% greater flying range than if each
bird flew on its own.

People who share a common
direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and
easily because they are traveling on the thrusts of one
another.


When a goose falls out of formation,
it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly
gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in
front of it

If we have as much
sense as a goose we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same
way we are.


When the head goose gets tired,
it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies
point.

It is sensible to take turns doing
demanding jobs--with people as well as with geese flying
south.


Geese honk from behind to encourage
those up front to keep up their speed.

What do we
say when we "honk from behind"?


Finally, and
this is important, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshots and falls
out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to
lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able
to fly or until it dies, and only then do they launch out on their own or with
another formation to try to catch up with their group.

If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each
other like that.