Whenever you’re stressed at work, it’s said that having a focal point will ease anxieties. For mothers, a great focal point would be a picture of their children. I don’t have that at my workstation. My desk is full of paperwork to be read, calendars to be filled, but no pictures of my baby. I do, however, have this.
It’s a pen from my husband and my son. Engraved on it is the message “Love you Baba.” “Baba” is the first name my baby called me. It stuck as a term of endearment, and from time to time I’m referred to by my family as “Baba” when “Mommy” is not being used. Baba is more special to me as it was the first sound the baby made when he would call out to me or look for me.
This is my focal point. This is the pen I write with everyday, the pen I hold in my hands when I write my reports, strategies and plans. I like that when I need to relax I just turn the pen in my hands and see the special note engraved. It boosts my spirits and fuels me with energy, just enough to get through the day and make my way back home.
What’s your focal point at the office? What objects at your workstation help de-stress you?
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
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J.
November 4, 2010 at 2:40 am (14 years ago)I have an app called Vision Board on my iPhone. When it gets crazy in the office, I set it to “Play as Slideshow,” and prop the phone up next to my computer. Photos of what my heart’s dearest wishes rifle through slowly on my phone’s screen. It gives me the chance to slow down, breathe and remember that there is life—a rich, hopeful life—outside my cubicle.
sheng
November 4, 2010 at 5:50 am (14 years ago)I need a focal point! Yes!
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Evey
November 4, 2010 at 1:25 pm (14 years ago)my cuzn call’s his fiancee baba.. i think it means baby
He is spanish btw…
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witsandnuts
November 4, 2010 at 3:24 pm (14 years ago)In arabic, ‘baba’ means father.
Kay
November 4, 2010 at 5:11 pm (14 years ago)Mine would be a picture of my son and I … it was a photoshoot and the sweetest moment was captured. It gives me energy to do more and be more at work.
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menchie
November 5, 2010 at 3:42 am (14 years ago)mine is a piece of paper and then cut it with my scissor..I dont know but after that! I’m relieved from stress her in the office..that is why I have a lot of scratch paper. : )
cindz
November 9, 2010 at 9:03 am (14 years ago)sweet! i keep a stress ball and puzzles on top of my table along with quirky-sweet-nothing notes left behind by friends and special someone 😀