Lost and Found

A MEDITATION ON ALL THAT'S LOST, SOME THAT'S FOUND.This is a staple remover. I was using it in my classroom a couple of weeks ago while I put up new student work. It disappeared and I gave up looking for it after about one minute. I knew it would show up at some point. Upon my first visit back to my classroom, after two-weeks, I was sitting down at my desk when I heard a sound from across the room. My staple remover had dropped from wherever it was hidden. Let things go. Let people go. If they're meant to be in your life, they will come back, just like the staple remover. People are like staple removers, but they are not staple removers. You may need to go looking for them, tell them you need them. Like a staple remover, they may never come back, but leave the door open anyway. It will make you happier and ready for when the new friend wants to enter your life. Sometimes we're talking about a job. Almost 10 years ago, I gave up on teaching after seeing how schools worked. I was okay with walking away from the profession, while not losing the passion of my calling. The staple remover dropped from across the room; I received the call and was offered a position which led to interviewing for a permanent position several months later. And so that staple remover has been in my hands for over five years.