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 About This Author 
A changeling spirit,  
constantly evolving,  
revolving around an inner core,  
spinning forth legend and lore,  
stories and lives  
as I come to grips  
with who and what I am,  
have been and may be.  
I am a phoenix: 
rising ever above and beyond!
  
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	 One Thread  
 
 
One Thread 
 
 
 
 
Think 
for a moment 
about your life. 
Seriously, think about that 
and all the people you interact with 
or have interacted with in all ways whether 
those ways be little or immense. 
 
A kind word to a stressed person 
who has had a terrible day; it may make  
them smile and then, that moment 
parleys itself forward when they hold a door 
for someone whose hands are full.  
That person smiles in thanks and then, 
and then and, and then. 
 
We are interconnected 
to strangers we've never ever seen. 
We are held together, tightly woven, 
even though our threads are differing hues, 
even though our paths may only converge 
once. 
 
Yet, converge they did. 
A small kindness gathers strength 
as it spreads itself in so many directions. 
Imagine that the next stranger 
you see has been touched by you 
seven times removed. It could 
and probably has happened even though 
we will never know for sure. 
 
Each of us 
is a thread 
in a quilt 
that covers the 
our entire world. 
 
And each of us could also be 
that one immeasurable thread 
that when cut or pulled or tugged 
could make the whole thing 
unravel. 
 
Be the strong thread. 
Perhaps one that holds the button 
that connects us. Perhaps 
one in a flag or a blanket 
wrapped around a shivering child. 
Maybe, one supporting a medal 
or one that is someone's last. 
It could be worn by someone offering 
much-needed encouragement  
or part of ragged jacket on a homeless soul. 
 
We are threads. Our words, our movements, 
our songs and our tears are all part of that same quilt 
that is comprised of innumerable threads and stitches. 
 
Be a thread that holds things together. 
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