Love Threads

A friend commented recently that all she wanted was to feel needed, that her significant other every so often let her know that she was needed, wanted, appreciated.  That they were thankful she was sharing her life with them.   And to give her wants a voice, to show that through time she is not alone in having those feelings, I found the quote for February 1st.
I have also been thinking about an idea for a new series of poems, working with a metaphorical concept with thread.  So I found a quote for February 2nd that sounds suitable.  I think my poems will have a more familial bond than a lovers' bond, but maybe I might work with both.  I'll see.
Is there a thread of emotion that binds you with another, or that loosely strings you along through your day, your life?  Is there a thread of thought that lingers?  Write for 15 or 20 minutes about it, continuously, without self-editing.  Let your thoughts wander as you write and see where the "thread" might lead you.
February 2, 2010
"No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread." - Robert Burton (English Writer and Clergyman, 1577-1640)
February 1, 2010
"To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness." - Mary Stuart (Scottish Queen, 1542-1587)
February 1, 2010
"In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond." - Eleanor Roosevelt
February 1, 2010
"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed." - Charles M. Schulz