Three days ago, I facilitated a retreat for the board of directors of a professional group psychotherapy association. During that retreat, I invited people to identify “threads,” defined as the important issues that
- run through the history of the association,
- keep coming up during retreats and other discussions about the association, and
- connect people to the association.
As I was thinking about threads in preparation for that retreat, I noticed threads everywhere, including on this pair of gloves.
Here are some threads from the retreat:
At the end of the retreat, everybody there had taken ownership of some threads that were important to them. The threads I chose included resolving conflict and making the organization more accessible to current and future members. As I become President of the organization on July 1, I hope to help people develop the threads that are important to them and weave them together into a strong and healthy tapestry.
Today, I’m thinking about the threads that run through this blog. Five of the strongest threads are love, group work, hearts, food, and cats.
Another thread is photography.
Another strong thread in this blog is music, but I need to leave now to get to physical therapy on time. Perhaps I’ll add that thread later.
What threads are important to you?
Gratitude is another strong thread in this blog, so …
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 
My most important thread at the moment, is my bedspread, I’m tired and feeling threadbare, and hanging on by a thread, time for me to lay on my psychologist’s bed, tell her what’s going on inside my head.
It’s wonderful the way you weave words, Ivor.
I’m with Ivor! I got a great night’s sleep, according to my Apple Watch app, SleepMatic, but I look forward to getting on the proverbial couch tomorrow to vent my life stresses and strains that are such constant companions these days.
Thanks for all the thoughtful threads you’ve left on this blog, Sunny.
As my grandmother aged, it became my job to thread her sewing needles for her
Memories of loved ones are such strong threads, Derrick.
As always with threads, it is important. Not to become completely unravelled….
I hope you have a good day, Ann.
Thanks for yet another important and ravelled thread, Maureen.
Here’s a bit of music I found, Ann, connecting so many theads that are just right for my feelings about you and your blog.
I feel the threads connecting our hearts, Mark.
Your blog, like so many others, invites comments, and when there are replies to comments that forms a “comment thread”—a term I hadn’t really thought about until you brought up threads. One thought leads to another and soon we’re all being strung along.
This blog is a far richer tapestry because of all the threads you’ve woven into it, Chris.
Oscar!!
Look at those threads on your head!
I am so grateful for gratitude and how it is like a magic key to wellbeing. Love this thready post!
Love all the threads you weave, Julie!
Life is full of threads and there are some people who like to pull threads to see things unwind just for the fun of it
I like to see the threads that unite us all, Joanne.