I've been stuck pondering something one of the magic players at the shop once suggested to me, which struck a similar chord to something I felt when out with family - the idea that we should come together and 'heal' out somewhere in the wilderness. I know that sounds really goofy and weird, but hear me out. Since January lots of us have felt distant. Cracks we'd hidden or failed to acknowledged were suddenly pushed on harder than any of us would have liked.

So what this magic player proposed was just..to go rent a communal cabin in the woods for a weekend. Go there, relax, play games and go on hikes. Embrace the wild around us, make good food, enjoy each other's company. Remind ourselves of the good inherent in everyone around us. Feel like a community again.

There's a lot of reasons why this would be a bit of an undertaking...but really does feel like a worthwhile one.