C → Choose
→ Notice one object that stays with you.
→ Observe its details – weight, texture, sound, marks of time.
→ What surrounds it – a story, a setting, a feeling?
Noticing is the first act of curation.
U → Uncover
→ Ask what story, memory, or meaning it holds.
→What role has it played in your life? Why does it matter?
Meaning hides in the ordinary.
R → Reflect
→ Explore what it reveals about you and your journey.
→ What truth, theme, or emotion surfaces when you linger with it?
Revelation is when the object speaks back.
I → Interpret
→ Title it, caption it, and give it a place.
→ Which room does it belong to? How does it connect with others?
Interpretation turns fragments into form.
O → Offer
→ Share it with others, turning private meaning into a shared exhibition.
→ Read it aloud, display it, photograph it, or tell its story.
To offer is to turn memory into movement.
Closing Reflection
→ What did this process make you notice?
→ What changed between the moment you held it and the moment you shared it?
→ What will you carry differently now?