came across this journal
tucked into the base of a tree
was it left for someone to find?
was it lost by someone and dropped?
either way i left it undisturbed
to finish out its story.
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‘the true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.’
-isaac asimov
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Intriguing
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indeed –
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I love the mystery of that. Like you, I would have left it alone.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, the mystery was the thing. hopefully the intended finder finds it either way
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I might have had a quick peep inside!
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I just decided to let it sit in peace )
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“First up, the lost and found has gone missing. It itself, is lost. So please try not to lose anything until we find it.” ~ Michael Scott
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that’s so funny, because that actually happened in my pk classroom once )
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It’s mystifying, but logical …
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Very interesting!
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we’ll see what happens –
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🩷🩷🩷
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I guess it slipped out of a small pocket, Beth, and an earnest writer will retrace steps and find it sitting in its lonely spot, thanks to your good decision.
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I hope the owner recovers the lost journal
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when I walked by this afternoon, it was gone, so I hope so
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🌈
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I lost a journal on a train. Devastating. Almost a year of writing…poof!
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oh, no! and David Sedaris had his laptop stolen from an airport in France once with all of his books on it, including one he was in the middle of writing
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That’s my worst nightmare.
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I’m so sorry about that
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I’m going with it was purposefully left behind for you to find and have something to write about here.
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ah!
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Was anything written in it? Chris
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I left it as it was – and today, it was gone –
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I would have done the same thing…left it to be found by the one who lost it.
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I thought it was the right thing to do – and today it is gone!
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I suppose it’s exactly where it’s supposed to be, right?
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yes-
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To finish out its story – love that!
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Love this…so much! 🥰
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<3 thanks
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Looks nice there actually. 👍
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it does, doesn’t it ?
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Good one, Beth.
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and today it is gone –
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I hope it is found by whomever is meant to find it.
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today it is gone, so I’m guessing it has –
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Oh, I’m so glad. I kept journals when I was much younger and losing one of them would have been a tragedy.
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See! Even magical forest fairies and pixies like to write their thoughts down in a journal. Ha ha
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here is proof positive )
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I hope the owner finds it right where it is 😌
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today when I walked by it was gone )
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👍🏼
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undisturbed – wise and perfect choice
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<3 I'm glad that I did, today it is gone
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I’m often tempted to scoop up abandoned or lost little treasures but something tells me “That does not belong to you. Leave it alone. Walk on by.” However, if it’s a hunnert dollar bill it don’t no how belong to Benjamin Franklin.
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exactly!
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It doesn’t seem like an accident. Someone will likely come along and read it.
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I left it as it was, and today when I walked by it was gone, and I was glad I had left it
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I want to know what’s inside it! 😆
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I left it as it was, and today when i went by, it was gone –
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it mirrors my dilemma about the howling woman ; tricky —
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right – have to just go with your instincts, no right answer
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If it was lost, that would be so very sad; if it was left, that could be lovely. You were right to leave it undisturbed.
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when I walked by today , it was gone
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Hopefully into the right hands.
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fingers crossed. for some reason I don’t feel that anyone else would take it. maybe read it, but not take it
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I like to think the same. So hey, we will!
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Did you look inside Beth? looks very cute, like it belonged to a child.
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no, I left it exactly as it was, and today it was gone when I walked by
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I would not be able to resist looking inside. Maybe you were expected to do that and add a message???
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I felt like I should let it take its course and when I went back, it was gone. So hopefully it went to the right place.
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😍
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and it was gone the next day –
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I find that hopeful.
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