Oh boy, be careful what you wish for. And be careful how you visualize and focus on things…

I’ve been thinking strongly about how to make a few bucks this year, just to help me hold on while I create my ultimate success online.
I guess I’ve been thinking of that end result as too big to conquer first, and that I should do something “in the meantime” to survive while I put the elements together that will bring huge success.

This week I actually came into possession of a “buck.” A dog named Buck.

OK, you can laugh if you want to. I think it’s kinda funny myself. Maybe Buck the dog will be the push I needed, to get past the notion that the ultimate goal has to be secondary. It should be primary!

So, how did I actually end up with Buck the dog?

As part of my animal rescue work, it came to my attention that a swell dog was about to be put down because he had nowhere to go, and the shelter he was in needed the space. As is typical of shelters all over the U.S. (and probably in other countries as well), certain animals have the lowest chances of survival as they are usually the first to be killed. No one adopts them, and they can languish in a cage forever. So why bother?

Buck typifies that situation in every way: He’s black; not too big, but not small; he has no identification on him; he’s older; no owner can be found (meaning he was dumped to wander and make it on his own); to survive he was raiding trash cans; he looked sickly (thin from lack of food and care, matted hair, covered in ticks). Poor Buck was a sure candidate for the needle, all right. Who would want such a sorry looking old dog?

Well, I did. I knew he was a good dog inside but that his luck was almost completely run out, so I spoke up. After veterinary care and some recuperation time in a foster home, he became ready for his new home…. mine!

So now that I have my interim “buck” along the way to internet success, I can focus fully on that goal! (Did the universe just teach me a lesson? I prayed for “bucks” and got one!)