I carry two things on the strap of my backpack. The first is a piece of ribbon of my Buchanan Scottish tartan (of which Watt is a sub-clan) to remind me of my father and all he did for me. It reminds me of my past. The second is a small sterling silver compass from my sweetheart Kathy to remind me of home and her and never getting lost and always finding my way home to her no matter how far apart we are. It reminds me of my present and my future.

Update: I later switched both of them from my pack to my shirt so they would always be with me even when I had taken off my pack.