Can elephants fly?

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Short answer...yes...Dumbo can!

Long answer - aerodynamically, no. Body weight to wing (ear) ratio is too much!

Now, this brings me to the purpose of this blog. Dumbo doesn't know that! Dumbo thinks he can fly, so he does. I posted a few months ago about a bumble bee flying. I was corrected because I didn't make my aerodynamics clear that bumbles fly because of their wing design.

That is true, as I did not go into the wing design of the bumble bee. Trust me... I have spent 60 years as a pilot and I do know some aerodynamics...attested by the countless passengers who I got safely back to mother earth.

What has that got to do with WA?

Everything. Why did you join WA? Did you spend your money to prove you couldn't do it? Did you make a bet that you could show everyone how wrong Kyle, Carson and Jaye and the myriad of techies we have at WA are?

Unless I don't know much about human nature, I think you joined because you DID believe you could fly, at least in your mind.

So you started the lessons...you began to build the website/s... you wrote your first post for your website and a blog for WA.

Are you going to crash and burn now because your wings aren't big enough? A thousand times NO! You're going to keep on believing in yourself, the lessons, help and encouragement you get here and by golly, you're going to fly!

You're going to ignore the naysayers, the "little people", who try to discourage you and like Dumbo, you're going to flap your wings (ears in Dumbo's case) and you're going to fly.

Everyone of us has plenty of family, friends, even members of WA who will tell you that you'll never make it. Who you? You think you can make money on the internet? Dreamer!

You darned tooting I'm a dreamer and I'm a doer. This elephant (no insult) is going to fly...get out of my way.

Dreamer Joe

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Great post Joe!

It’s like a baby learning to walk.

He doesn’t think for a moment that If he falls he can’t get back up and try again. He gets up and tries again...as many times as it takes.

A big difference is no one tells the baby “well you’ve fallen down 200 times now...you are never going to walk so you might as well just quit.” Everyone encourages the baby to keep going!

That’s what it’s great about this community at WA; most of us, not all, but most encourage each other to keep going; to never give up.

I think also that sometimes the person that discourages us the most is ourselves. I think sometimes we need to convince ourselves to get back up and keep going as well.

We need to have a childlike faith that IF we keep doing the work, we will succeed! And we will.

Forever flapping my wings...
Jeff

Thanks Jeff
Keep on flapping!
Joe

Heck yeah!! I love how you were able to tie Dumbo into that! This is a great post for inspiration! How long have you been with WA?

Thanks. Going on 2 years and loving every moment of it!
Joe

Ah Joe, the story of Dumbo ... so adorable, I may have be the only teen who ever cried in the Dumbo movie (way back then). Precious memories :-)
Thank you for yet another amazing ane encouraging blog!
Blessings
Louise

Thanks Louise. Dumbo was my inspiration, just as you are. Thanks for being there and love your blogs and responses.
Joe

Very nice post, thanks for sharing.

thanks
Joe

If Dumbo can I can! Ready for takeoff. Thanks Joe well written

You can do it Chuck...takeoff!
Joe

It's not flying, but I thought this was cute to go along with what you're saying😊 Thanks for your great thoughts! Have a marvelous day!

Love it...hadn’t heard that one!
Joe

*** Yes, of course, they can fly! ... flap, flap and aWAy! .. lol ...

just a wee dash of imagineering will do it! ... chee-erioo-o! .. ***

“What the mind of man can conceive, the mind of man can achieve.” Napoleon Hill

... so very true! ... a gem of an insightful quote! ... 💎 ... !

Our thoughtS are limiting us
And so does reality

True Fleeky
Joe

The sky is no even a limit

Dreaming is divine never stop doing it, thanks Joe!

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