Looking at how different the experience of my six-year-old, making friends on the playground is to me making friends is sometimes overwhelming. But like… why? After my divorce I had a very real feeling that I needed to start my whole social life over from scratch. People who put in the work to create a vehicle for adults to interact with other adults are doing such a huge service to the community, to its mental health, to building that utopia.
Your utopia ideas remind me of my forest therapy training at a retreat center in Tennessee. We came together in community to gather, learn, share, be celebrated with fresh clean air and the scent of bonfire and delicious food. So yeah that must be my utopia. I dream with my husband about a retreat center and he adds LARPing to the mix lol. Different utopias indeed.
Excited for your Time Left dinner! That sounds so fun and something I'd love to try if it was anywhere near me. I'd love to hear how it went. Sounds like it will be a fun time. My Gemini Moon is thrilled for you.
"sober dance parties, one-day community choirs, dinner parties, open invitation drawing rooms, writing rooms, reading parties, membership clubs for every interest, churches, interfaith meetups, community centers, play brigades"
I found most of them on Instagram! I found a few playing with community and other keywords on Google and now the algorithm just feeds me more. Daybreaker is the dance party and they're global. Reading Rhythms are the reading parties. Maybe I'll just publish my list with links!
Looking at how different the experience of my six-year-old, making friends on the playground is to me making friends is sometimes overwhelming. But like… why? After my divorce I had a very real feeling that I needed to start my whole social life over from scratch. People who put in the work to create a vehicle for adults to interact with other adults are doing such a huge service to the community, to its mental health, to building that utopia.
What a big ask that is, to start your social life over from scratch, but I also imagine you are far from alone. ❤️
Your utopia ideas remind me of my forest therapy training at a retreat center in Tennessee. We came together in community to gather, learn, share, be celebrated with fresh clean air and the scent of bonfire and delicious food. So yeah that must be my utopia. I dream with my husband about a retreat center and he adds LARPing to the mix lol. Different utopias indeed.
Excited for your Time Left dinner! That sounds so fun and something I'd love to try if it was anywhere near me. I'd love to hear how it went. Sounds like it will be a fun time. My Gemini Moon is thrilled for you.
That sounds so so lovely, Sam!
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"sober dance parties, one-day community choirs, dinner parties, open invitation drawing rooms, writing rooms, reading parties, membership clubs for every interest, churches, interfaith meetups, community centers, play brigades"
Please tell me how to find these things?
I found most of them on Instagram! I found a few playing with community and other keywords on Google and now the algorithm just feeds me more. Daybreaker is the dance party and they're global. Reading Rhythms are the reading parties. Maybe I'll just publish my list with links!
Publishing your list with links would be amazing!