Episode 50 -Earth School…

Earth School: The Characters Who Teach Whether You Like It or Not or did I Cast These People or Was I Set Up?

They say we choose our soul family before we’re born – that before we land on Earth, we sit around in some cosmic café, planning our lives over herbal tea and smugness. If that’s true, I can only assume I was deeply optimistic at the time… or heavily sedated.

Because in this life? I ended up with Bully and Fanny. I imagine it went like this:

Celestial Guide Kevin: ‘You’ll be working on boundaries, self-worth and speaking your truth.

Me (bright-eyed soul version): ‘Sounds empowering!’

Kevin: ‘To help, we’ve lined up Bully – master manipulator with a gift for guilt and Fanny, expert in passive aggression and moral superiority. Oh, and they’ll both be family.’

Me: ‘Wait, what?’

Kevin (vanishing in a puff of stardust): Growth opportunity! Bye!’

Casting Call: The Roles We Attract.

Some say Earth is a soul school. If so, it’s part comedy, part tragedy with a suspiciously long intermission and a cast you didn’t audition for. There’s always: The Villain (who swears they’re the victim), The Bystanders (silence is their specialty)and You, suddenly playing the lead in a play you didn’t write.

But here’s the twist: every character teaches you something. Even the maddening ones. Especially the maddening ones.

The Curriculum Nobody Warned Me About.

Here’s a sample of my personal ‘Earth syllabus’ so far:

Boundary Setting 101: No, you can’t just show up uninvited and install a camera in a tree.

Advanced Gaslighting Detection: If they deny what you lived through, it’s not your memory that’s broken.

Forgiveness With Conditions: Forgive, yes, but you can still block their number.

Silence as a Superpower: Sometimes the best response is no response at all.

Turf Management: Literal and emotional – both sacred, both hard-won.

Bonus Electives:

Emotional Acrobatics for Beginners.

Inherited Drama & DIY Legal Research.

Laughing While Crying (An Irish Specialty).

Spiritual or Just Survival?

Here’s the thing – I want to believe I chose this. That my soul was like, ‘Challenge me! I’m ready!’ But on some days? It feels less like a soul plan and more like a cosmic prank. And maybe that’s okay. Maybe soul growth looks less like glowing crystals and more like hauling turf while muttering, ‘Never again’. Maybe it’s a bit of both, mystical and messy, divine and deeply annoying.

Graduation (ish): Am I enlightened yet? No. Am I more awake than I was? Absolutely. I haven’t burned down the house, I haven’t lost my humor and I’ve learned to spot nonsense from a mile away.

And that, my friends, is progress. I’m learning. I’m laughing. I’m still standing. Possibly barefoot. Possibly in muck. But still here.

Moral of the Story?

If I did choose these characters for soul growth… I must be nearly enlightened by now. Or at least ten credits away from a diploma in Drama Management and Advanced Bullshit Detection.

Either way, I’m claiming my seat at the celestial pub when this is all over. First round’s on Kevin.