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Pecking Order–It’s a Thing

If you watch the birds on a backyard bird feeder, you’ll notice that while some perch right up there at the feeder, others nibble at fallen seed on the ground and still others wait watchfully in nearby trees. When the perchers leave the feeder, the smaller birds take over the spot. No fighting. No fuss. They wait their turn. Bigger birds get the first seating. The little birds get theirs, too. Most of the time. But not always–and never first.

How does this work for you–in your family, in your job, in your personal relationships? Who are the big and little birds in your life? What is your place in the pecking order? To whom do you defer? Who defers to you? What are the factors that make this so?