Over the years, I’ve accumulated a lot of carved wood or stone animals. They were all displayed on a rather crowded shelf, and I would look at them every once in a while, but not really absorb them.

But a couple of months ago, I put almost all of them in a box, and then pulled two out for the shelf. Wow! All of a sudden I can see and appreciate them. After a couple of weeks, I put them back in the box and pulled out a couple of others. I feel like I’m appreciating them much more when I can see them individually; they’ve gone from clutter to art.

It reminded me of my frustration when I go to a museum that has a canvas jammed into every available inch of wall space. It is more relaxing and I get more out of it if there’s plenty of space between the artworks.

So…whatever you collect, think about de-cluttering your display space and letting each special object take turns.

Now, if I could just get the rest of my office looking that good!

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