Spent some time with my art collective today. I've been part of the group 8 years, though it's existed in some form for over 20 years. Some of us live together in different permutations. Others live elsewhere in the world. We meet weekly or monthly, people filtering in and out.

Having longterm community, especially for those of us without traditional family units, not part of a longterm religious grouping, etc- 'showing up' to eat, sing, check out each other's art/music is so life-affirming.