Beautiful chickens. The alpha mare or boss mare in a herd is most often the one that quietly commands respect, not the one making the most noise.
November 8, 2011 at 4:22 PM
Anonymous said...
after really really being stuck at home for four years now...i honestly remember myself as a completely different woman from before. i remember being like that.
now though, dealing with that kind of stuff, it winds up really hurting me or making me feel strangely.
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there are times when i begin to feel decidedly hermit-like. for example, meetings, where everyone has such a need to be heard that it results in them talking on top of one another, interrupting and generally preening to show they're the top chicken make me want to beat a fast retreat. it's just so distant from where i am and where i want to be.
i suppose positioning is simply a biological drive we can't turn off. we constantly assess where we're at in the hierarchy and work to position ourselves more advantageously. there was a time when i was in there with those crowing the loudest, but i don't want to be there anymore. i'm coming to the realization (probably a bit late, admittedly), that you don't have to be the one making the most noise to actually be the top chicken.
but those doing all that squawking really are annoying.
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November 8, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Weird. Every time you post a corporate/work setting dislike.. I EXPERIENCE IT. Lovely chickadeesss <3
November 8, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Beautiful chickens. The alpha mare or boss mare in a herd is most often the one that quietly commands respect, not the one making the most noise.
November 8, 2011 at 4:22 PM
after really really being stuck at home for four years now...i honestly remember myself as a completely different woman from before. i remember being like that.
now though, dealing with that kind of stuff, it winds up really hurting me or making me feel strangely.
and i just want to withdraw more.
November 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Oh my god, I was wondering if I was mad not so long ago when I felt myself losing the drive to elbow and argue for a position in the hierarchy.
Apparently not...
November 11, 2011 at 10:38 AM
life...short.
Stuff that for a game of soldiers!
November 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM