I wear various bracelets at times, but my spirit cord is the only thing that's constant. It cannot be removed like a bracelet, because it is a piece of nylon rope or cord that has had its ends melted and molded to each other. The only way it can come off now would by falling off or cutting it off.
It's been on my wrist since July of 2009. That was the summer, the only summer, that I was a member of Phase Three staff at Camp Artemis. The rest of staff and I burned this spirit cords around our wrists, which we later did for our campers, to serve as a memory of the spirit of camp. It's green and white and blue, somewhat faded since it goes everywhere with me and has become very worn. It still seems securely together though. I don't know when it will fall off (since I never want to cut it off) but I know I'll be a little sad when it does. For me, it's my connection to other people who shared those ten days with me in July of 2009.
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