Who's speaking this weekend?

It’s Saturday afternoon, and the group chat is quiet. The question hangs there, unclaimed. Who’s going to speak this weekend? It’s a tiny decision, really, but it feels like a stone in my shoe. Mentally exhausting for no good reason.

The weight of a simple choice

We all know it needs to be done. Someone has to share something, to break the silence of our separate spaces. But nominating yourself feels like volunteering for a spotlight you didn’t ask for. Nominating someone else feels like passing a burden.So we hesitate. The pause stretches. I can almost hear the collective sigh through the screen. It’s not about the speaking itself. It’s about the energy it takes to decide.

Letting the wheel decide

That’s when I open the wheel. I type in all our names, a simple list of people just trying to connect. There’s a strange formality to it, like drawing straws. My finger hovers over the spin button for a second.Then I tap it. The colors blur, names flashing by too fast to read. It slows, stutters, and lands. Just like that, it’s settled. The tension I didn’t even fully acknowledge just… evaporates.I let out a short laugh, alone at my desk. It’s a laugh of pure relief. The decision is made, and it wasn’t me who made it. There’s no debate, no second-guessing. The wheel said so.

After the spin

I copy the result and paste it into the chat. “Looks like it’s you,” I type, adding a simple emoji. The response comes back quickly, an “Okay!” with a smile. No resistance, no drama.The mental space that was occupied by that tiny, nagging question is suddenly free. It’s a small victory, but it’s real. The weekend can begin now, for all of us, without that one unresolved thing.