A Favorite Team Building Activity and What I Learned From it

At TEAM we begin each day with  a team building exercise. Often times these activities take the form of games. Therefore they prove a great way to have fun while working together and learning more about one another. One such game that I really enjoyed was a human art project game. With our bodies we had to form a statue of sorts. We were placed in various poses where each person was touching at least two others. One individual would place another in a particular pose. Then the posed person would choose another to pose the person who had just posed them. This continued on until the first person to be posed called that time was up. 

If you gave someone a hard pose, such as a push-up position, they would pick someone to pose you who they knew would give you a harder pose back. In this sense the game related to life: the way you treat people often reflects the way they treat you in return. I have seen this in my life with co-workers, fellow students, and family members. Being kind to another will create a relationship wherein each person is willing and eager to help the other person, not make life difficult for them. In essence it portrayed the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. Furthermore, many poses were hard to hold for such an extended amount of time. There was a great deal of muscle shaking and yelled versions of  "Come on! Let's end this!" However, we were able to help each other by sharing the weight and pass time more quickly by laughing with each other instead of focusing on how uncomfortable we were. This too reflects reality wherein struggles are easier to bear when you learn to lean on friends and find the good amid the bad. We all know that life can be so hard at times. I've learned that when I rely on friends and family, and take time to have fun and laugh when I'm overly stressed, things always turn out okay. 

Not only are team building activities enjoyable, but they remind us all the importance of working together and realizing each other's strengths to get past our weaknesses.