Carole Baskins Diary

2007-03-19 Carole Diary


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Tippi Hedren Invites Me to Go Boating With Her
The Secret has always worked in my business life, but I am just now learning how to apply it to every aspect.  I didn’t know what it was called, and I wasn’t sure how it worked, but I knew that if I could see the end result I wanted and feel it, like it was already here, I would be amazed at how it would come about.  When I first watched The Secret, I realized that this was not just because I am so blessed, but rather something that anyone could do.  As a result I have been sharing it with everyone who will listen.
 
Sometimes you have to be careful what you ask for, because I think God has a sense of humor.  I have never cared about material things, but I know that in order to accomplish all that I intend to accomplish for the betterment of society, I have to have financial security.
 
Financial security is a hard thing to really see in your head, so I borrowed from Jack Canfield’s advice and pictured the lifestyle that goes along with it, as a way to bring it about.  Again, I don’t have any desire for the jet set lifestyle, but was attempting to find a way to picture enough money to ensure that I can continue to provide for my family, for the sanctuary that is home to more than 140 lions, tigers and other big cats, and especially the funds needed to change the laws so that animals are treated with more compassion.  So, I pictured the island home, the yachts, the planes, the cars, the celebrities…
 
Within a week, a movie star that I have only met twice called me and invited me to be her guest at the home of one of her supporters.  She offered to have someone come for me in a private plane.  When I went online to their website to find out a little more about them, I saw the island house I had pictured, with two yachts and a seaplane tied up on the beach.  Once I arrived I saw a Bentley and a Porsche in the garage and some of the nicest and most generous people I have ever met.  I was half tempted to pinch them, just to see if they were real.
 
They treated me to a lovely dinner cruise on their yacht and asked me to spend the night in their resort.  They were so hospitable and wanted to help in any way possible.  It was obvious that they know and practice The Secret.  I was able to spend some quality time with the celebrity that I barely knew and now we are all working together to create some better legislation.  This is such a small example of the power of the law of attraction and it makes me smile every time I think about the level of detail that was all manifested in such a short period of time.  Carole Baskin, Founder of Big Cat Rescue
 
From the future:  As I was reading this story today, it reminded me of a funny moment that I don’t appear to have ever recorded.  While spending the night with Tippi’s donors, she caught me in the hall, with a look of utter distress on her face.  She had been wearing skin tight pants and when she needed to relieve herself, she had gotten the zipper in front jammed.  She was so embarrassed to ask for help, but it was becoming an emergency, so I was the person she felt least awkward to ask for assistance.  Tippi is a tiny little thing, so I got down on my knees in front of her to try and free the zipper without ripping the fabric.  She was telling me to “Hurry up!  Can’t you do it any faster?!” and the more distressed she got, the louder she got, until she had drawn the attention of the donors to what looked to be a lewd scene in their hallway.  We were able to explain and got the zipper un stuck in time.
 
I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/
 
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