What is a Dollar Worth?

Slowly I steered my sleek, economy Honda Fit into the driveway. The day was long, eager to write a new hub, I rushed into my mobile home. The twelve hour workday passed by in seconds, but it was late, so checking the mailbox was out of the question. Besides, I was still excited, full of enthusiasm, desireing to share the good news. The morning brought such great news. Nary a month has passed, eleven hubs were written including poetry. I carried a smile all day long filling my spirit with jubilation and glee.

I made a dollar! Yeah, a ducat , a saw buck, not quite a daubloon, yet more than a peso. It was mine, all mine, I earned it, and I could spend it any way I wanted. I know, I know, it won’t even buy me a quad venti mocha at Starbucks or a cup of coffee at McDonalds, yet its power is overwhelming. Being a successful ebay seller / store owner I have made a few. And, in my career managing stores and selling I have mustered up a pretty penny now and then. But, oddly this dollar, this single to the penny dollar has kick started my 'self' esteem into a realm I haven’t known for sometime.

I have seen articles of internet writers aspiring to their checks for $1000 or more, and wonder if they felt the same about that first one. I look forward to the journey, which lay ahead. Amazing thoughts of what if or that might be are filling my head. Do I hold back on the possibilities? The Impossible Dream was a book I read many years back, presenting positive ideals in building a dream. Yet, of all my accomplishments to date – a college degree, success in career, wealth of friendships, and just being here today, seem now, at this moment relative to me succeeding at being me.

Does that soud materialistic? I don’t know. But, that buck seems so large, huge, and gigantic in my mind. Maybe I am being materialistic. It doesn’t even seem like money, actually. To me it is a cosmic reward of sorts. Now, don’t get me wrong I am grateful for all the up votes, comments, and fan mail, yet I am captivated by that dollar. It wasn’t $1.01 or $0.98, it was $1.00.

But, what’s this. I just checked and it’s gone. Where did it go. Did I do something wrong or break some rule. Did they take my Hubpage Ads $1.00 away. It says $0.00 and I don’t know why. Thud-thump, thud-thump, thud-thump my heart pounds. Gasping, my breaths grow faster as I stare in bewilderment. Oh, No! What can be happening.

Wait, slow down now. Look, it is 0:47 and grown beyond the bewitching hour. Maybe that holds the key. Today was the 30^th of April and now it is May 1^st. It does say “This Month’s Earnings!” Whew, a quiver of relief runs through my body as I click on the blue letters. Discovering to my relief it is now “Last Month’s Earning” I breath a deep long sigh. Then a smile grows wide again thinking to myself “How Cool!” It is immortalized since it will always be my first saw buck, my first ducket, my first dollar and its proof lay in 0’s and 1’s in cyberspace forever.

Wow! This is fun, isn’t it? Remember to have fun, fun, fun , , ,and smile :)

Tim

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