“Santa, how do your reindeer fly?”

Most people think it’s the magic dust that makes them fly.

But magic dust cannot lift a reindeer that is pulling away from the others.

You see, reindeer antlers are shaped a little like the branches of a tree. On Christmas Eve, tiny pieces of the Northern Lights gather between them. When the reindeer stand close together, the light travels from one set of antlers to the next until the whole team begins to glow.

Then comes the difficult part.

Every reindeer must listen for the sleigh bells and leap at exactly the same moment. If one reindeer is frightened, the others do not leave him behind. They move closer, wait patiently, and try again together.

The Northern Lights may help them leave the ground—but trust is what keeps them in the sky.

You may discover that same kind of magic when something feels too difficult to do alone. Asking someone to help does not mean you are weak. Sometimes it is the very thing that gives everyone wings.

Before the reindeer learned to fly, they had to learn not to leave one another behind.