Makin' It Work

Things in camp are not like in the real world. For instance, tomorrow I am attempting my prayer, art and meditation session again. It starts at 7:35 AM which means no early morning three mile hike for me, and I will miss my exercise. But this session is important to me, and I want to make it work for the campers.

Last Wednesday, when 65 campers showed up in the art room for the session, I made it work. Sure, I was expecting maybe 15 kids, and I quickly changed the program to accommodate the large group. I had to abandon the art part of the program because of the logistical nightmare, but I thought it was successful. This week, I want to make it even better.

First, I am limiting the number of kids to 10. I am skipping the meditation and going right to a powerful question. When the questions that I planned to give out did not print on the camp office printer, I switched it to questions that I will ask out loud. And I will limit it to two: "What do you want more of?" or "What do you want less of?" The campers will paint their answers. 

I am hoping that the small group will be conducive to more people sharing their art and their feelings. If they are into it, it will be a great way to start their day and mine.

Is there something in your life that didn't turn out the way you planned? What did you do to make it work? What did you learn about yourself?