Karma, the Divine, or Just Good Luck ...

I am not a holy roller, and I generally keep my faith to myself. I feel that my relationship with the Divine is a rather private one, and I don't need to really talk about it. Sometimes though, I am amazed at how our needs are met in the most unusual of ways. I feel compelled to share.

Karma?

I get paid a salary - if I come to work early (I do, every day) or stay late, I don't get paid any differently. There are a few instances though where I do have the opportunity to earn a little "over time" even though it's less than half my usual rate of pay. 

Last month, we were short a substitute teacher so the students from that class were divvied up amongst the rest of the intermediate teachers (4th, 5th, and 6th grade). I was assigned four students, and for teaching them all day, I was paid a total of $46.60. Over the weekend, I had to order new bandaging material to wrap Speedy's leg. Guess how much the bill was? Why yes! It was also $46. I am not such a believer in coincidences, but I do believe that things always work out.

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The Divine?

My vet bill for March's visit was just a shade over $1200. That's a lot of money even if you do have a good income. On top of that, I had just sent in a show entry ($413.00), but since I called to cancel after the closing date, there was no refund. I was losing money left and right. But again, I was being looked after.

​I feel about guilty about being happy about it, but the show got cancelled due to rain which means I'll get a full refund after all (although I am not counting those chicken until the check gets here). I am sorry for those riders who needed the scores, but I am grateful that my needs are being met.

My refunded show entry certainly isn't going to cover the whole vet bill, but it will definitely help. I am also expecting another one of those "extra duty" checks from school for supervising detention. That check should be around $300.

While my vet bill was rather large, the majority of it was for stuff that I had budgeted for: dentals, vaccines, fecal counts, overall health exams, etc. The charge for examining and treating Speedy's leg and Izzy's sarcoid was about $270. That's just about how much I am expecting from my extra check. Another coincidence? I don't think so. I believe that when we live our lives the best that we can, our needs will be met.

I just think it's funny that my needs are being met by a missing substitute, a rain storm, and a room full of kids serving detention. I'll gladly let Karma, the Divine, and the Irish fight over who gets the credit. ​