A quiet spin with the family

It was one of those slow afternoons where the light felt soft and everyone was just a bit aimless. We were all in the same room, but not really doing anything together. I pulled up the wheel on my phone, more out of habit than anything else.

The first spin was for me

I gave it a flick without much thought. It landed on something about making a warm drink. I wasn't even thirsty, but the idea of it sounded nice.I got up and put the kettle on, and the sound of it seemed to pull my partner into the kitchen. They asked what I was making, and I just shrugged and said the wheel told me to. They smiled at that, a small, quiet surprise.

Then it became a thing

My daughter wandered in, curious about the noise. She asked to see the wheel, so I handed her the phone. She spun it with a serious look on her face, like she was making a big decision.It landed on 'put on a song you haven't heard in years.' She scrolled through her music for a minute, then an old, silly song from a kids' show filled the kitchen. We all just stopped for a second, listening.My partner laughed, a real, unguarded laugh. It wasn't about the song, really. It was about the memory of it, and us all being there when it came on.

A different kind of quiet

The rest of the evening felt lighter. We took turns spinning, not to fix anything, but just to see what would happen next.

Nothing grand, just present

There was no big plan or deep conversation. We just followed these little suggestions, one after another, and ended up spending the time together in a way that felt easy.