Tales from a Son-Rise Program Child Facilitator - my world in a playroom
It was time for one of my volunteer playroom sessions in The Son-Rise Program, and having come straight from work, I wasn't wearing appropriate playroom clothes. I asked Anna if I could borrow an old T-Shirt for my session. At the time she was running the program at her parent's house so she leant me one of her Mom's T-Shirts to wear.
During my session, Robert had been drawing with a marker and ended up coming over to me and starting to draw on the T-Shirt that I was wearing. I had not yet practiced my boundary setting skills so instead of asking him not to draw on me, I just became very uncomfortable about the whole thing.
Later when Anna gave me feedback and asked me how I felt when he was drawing on my T-Shirt, I told her that I was uncomfortable because I was worried about what she and her Mom would think about the fact that there was pen on the top that she had leant me.
This lead to a dialogue about why I was worrying about what she thought. That's when I had my first huge light bulb moment during playroom feedback. I worried about what EVERYONE thought in my life so much so, that I was ruled by going out of my way to “keep people happy“ and fear of being judged.
I realized at that moment that the playroom is like a mini world. What happens in the playroom is a reflection of what happens outside the room. How I react and feel in the playroom is how I react and feel in a similar situation outside of the room and in my life.
Wow! By actually exploring and changing the way I feel in the playroom, I can change my discomforts in my life. This was the beginning in a shift in my attitude.
Here I am 10 years later, still playing in The Son-Rise Program playroom and to this day, I find myself discovering new things about the way I operate in the world through my playroom sessions. It never ends, it's incredible! The more I deepen my love and attitude in the playroom, also translates into my world outside the playroom. That's why it's the best place in the world.
During my session, Robert had been drawing with a marker and ended up coming over to me and starting to draw on the T-Shirt that I was wearing. I had not yet practiced my boundary setting skills so instead of asking him not to draw on me, I just became very uncomfortable about the whole thing.
Later when Anna gave me feedback and asked me how I felt when he was drawing on my T-Shirt, I told her that I was uncomfortable because I was worried about what she and her Mom would think about the fact that there was pen on the top that she had leant me.
This lead to a dialogue about why I was worrying about what she thought. That's when I had my first huge light bulb moment during playroom feedback. I worried about what EVERYONE thought in my life so much so, that I was ruled by going out of my way to “keep people happy“ and fear of being judged.
I realized at that moment that the playroom is like a mini world. What happens in the playroom is a reflection of what happens outside the room. How I react and feel in the playroom is how I react and feel in a similar situation outside of the room and in my life.
Wow! By actually exploring and changing the way I feel in the playroom, I can change my discomforts in my life. This was the beginning in a shift in my attitude.
Here I am 10 years later, still playing in The Son-Rise Program playroom and to this day, I find myself discovering new things about the way I operate in the world through my playroom sessions. It never ends, it's incredible! The more I deepen my love and attitude in the playroom, also translates into my world outside the playroom. That's why it's the best place in the world.
Labels: Attitude, Son-Rise Program Staff
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