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Sep 20, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

A thermometer, tissues, water, cough drops and a positive covid test.

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This? Does not sound like a fun place to be. Feel better.

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Sep 20, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

I keep a cinnamon-scented pinecone in my car console during the colder months. For my desk, I have a Harley Davidson tin full of office supplies and a fan (damn hot flashes).

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Perfect.

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Sep 20, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

My office space is decorated with family photos, a few awards, posters from the NOLA Jazz Fest, paperweights from Lisa that say: why not? Harmony and one from Bobbie —a photo of Nixon shaking hands with Elvis. Puts a smile on my face each day.

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Oh! Just the paperweight would do it for me.

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Sep 20, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

On my workstation tack board along with assorted family photos I had my “SAVE THE WHALE” poster (sadly they left town), a 9/11 prayer card, and one of my favorite quotes from the Roman poet Virgil - “Fortune favors the brave.” As a state civil servant political materials were verboten.

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I've managed to turn my office (not a state employee, so...) into a giant museum of crap I like.

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Sep 20, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

You're a person after my own heart. My offices/desks always are giant museums of junk I love. Everything tells a story and - so far - I remember each of the stories.

An Elvis pen.

A London Double-decker red bus pen

A little metal (real art) sculpture statue that is titled "I can't stop smiling" (to remind me of that kind of countenance on days when I'm not feeling it...)

A hand carved wooden heart - given to me by a client in my first counseling job. A hundred years ago.

A "Stop Reagan's War on the Poor" button

A "She who laughs - lasts" button

A women's march on Washington button from my first pro choice march in the 1980's

A little sticky note with my mom's writing on it saying "I love you."

And a million other things that don't mean anything to anyone else. But each one is worthy of a short story, to me. (If only I could write them!)

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WHAT a great collection. I just feel sorry for whoever has to clear out my crap.

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at my desk at work are two favorite quotes, a Gospel one from the Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW magazine: "They had been saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" But when they looked and saw that it had been rolled away. It was huge." Makes me feel better about big efforts we make that might be getting help from elsewhere. And this from Angeles Arrien: Four questions shamans believe their lives depend on answering daily: "What are your strengths? What do you love about yourself? What are your contributions, past, present and future? How do you give and receive love?"

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