An Earth Goddess?

Photo: Baloo and Dixon soaking up the healing energy at Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp.

​Happy birthday Baloo! She turned two years old this month. I recall the day a friend showed me her picture.

“Look at this puppy. She is so cute. The only pup in the litter on a farm up north. My daughter was going to take her, but now she can’t.” She held up her phone for me to see.

“I’ll take her!” As it flew out of my mouth, I looked up thinking, NO! Wait…what? I don’t want a puppy.

I love puppies, but hey let’s face it…they are work. And to top it off, I had recently taken in a senior dog. Who in their right mind takes in a senior and a puppy at the same time?

Yep, I got the puppy. When things like that fly out of my mouth, I’m fairly certain it is more than simply my thoughts. Baloo was meant to be in my life and Spirit knew it. She has helped me a great deal with animal communication and boy, oh boy can she make me laugh.

Baloo entered my life the day she turned six weeks old. Yes that is very young to be taken from her mother; I believe they just wanted to get rid of her quickly. Up until that day, I wanted to name her Gaia (the Goddess of Earth). But after meeting her, she looked and acted more like a bear cub than a goddess, hence the name from Jungle Book.

After bringing her home and settling her in a crate by my bed, I prepared myself for a long night of a puppy whining for its mother. Nope. She slept like a rock and I never heard a peep out of her all night. She was “home” and she knew it.

Baloo shared her young, playful energy with Dixon (the elder in the house) and he tried to teach her manners. Try being the key word in that sentence. They were good for each other. Not that it didn’t come without challenges, because it did. But without a doubt, we were all three good for each other at a time when we needed one another for various reasons.

God works in mysterious ways.

Baloo:
My human didn’t think I was goddess material? Really??  I would’ve been a great goddess! The first chubby goddess known to mankind. We could’ve made history together with my “big-boned” goddess body.

Her loss. She wants to name me after a bear??? Fine! I’ll jump on everyone I meet and stand on my hind legs every chance I get.
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She wanted a bear…she’ll GET a bear!

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