As I was driving home today to go running after school, there were two moments where the whimsy of the world just opened up. I was heading around a sharp bend on Church Lane (going very slowly), and I noticed in front of a red barn and much farmland, there was a family of deer. It certainly was a family as I was able to easily identify the mother, the father and the two babies. Well immedietely, the adults began to move and one child trotted behind. However, as they all got to the side of the road, there was still one baby deer just frozen right in front of my car. He or she clearly could not move a muscle. I watched as all three deer came out of the woods, rejoined with the deer right in the middle of the road and shuffled her along until she reached the edge of the woods. A whimsical reminder indeed that sometimes we need a little push and a little shove and a little help from our friends. 

I put my car in drive again, drove along slowly and less than one minute later I stopped again as a group of turkey were crossing the road. This time, everyone had made it to the other side except for a single turkey. However, this turkey was not frozen but in action and hopping on a single foot from one side of the road to the other. Again, I watched as a fellow turkey mate waddled back to the main road and walked with the hopping turkey until he had reached the other side. Whimsy in the power of motivation I would say. It brought me back to my mile days in middle school. On our second to last mile, I remember a few of my friends and myself running the mile for a second time just to encourage one of our friends to make it to the finish line without walking. Sometimes we do need a little help from our friends. 

Listen, I'm truly not very fond of wildlife. These days, I am really not fond of wildlife that gets near my car. However, these were two unforgettable moments within just a two minute span of one another that really allowed me to see the whimsy and the importance and the power of friendship and community and relying on others to get you through. There is never harm in asking for help, especially if you are hopping along on just one foot.