After making small talk with a friend about life, on reflection I said, “Sounds like Earth School.”
He countered, “Life Camp!”
We both laughed.
The giggles led to an epiphany. While I believe that we are all enrolled in Earth School for life it gave me a new perspective on life lessons to consider that while sometimes we are in the classroom, sometimes we are at camp. Somehow our assignments seem less challenging when we can see that not all of them are graduate level courses in coping. That sometimes we are tasked with indulging in frivolity and silliness.
Course objectives in Earth School include developing our potential and becoming a better person. School implies serious. Camp suggests fun. Assuming a playful attitude about life and learning to laugh at ourselves can go a long way towards balancing out the stress of all those “pop quizzes.”
Cosmic Gardener - Cultivating a Life 