Teamwork

If you think adventure camp is just for kids, you obviously haven't talked to my husband since Saturday night. That's when he got home from a three-day workout of wall-climbing, highwire-dangling, cable-walking, tree-scaling, zip-line-zipping action.... just to name a few.
This adventure was the culmination of the first year of a demanding, three-year leadership development program. Whatever criticisms I have had, over the past few months, of the strenuous, time-consuming program, have been somewhat muted by his reaction to this experience. To hear him tell it, each activity was viewed as a crusade in team-building. Succeeding together was the energizing goal. When energy waned, spirits sagged, or discouragement sat on a shoulder to whisper in someone's ear, encouragement popped up from somewhere to keep them moving on. Well, almost every time....
In teamwork, nobody wants to be a hindrance. But it happens. Sometimes we need help cutting loose the albatross or ditching the proverbial millstone. That's why there are teams.