On December 18, 2018 during a From Play to Practice workshop in Ontario, CA, Cynthia wrote in her journal…..
I played with the blocks. When I first began, I created a maze. The maze started out with all these block walls, with no openings anywhere. Kind of like how I was feeling. I felt as though with all the stress from Christmas, work, family, I’m hitting block walls. But then after listening to the sounds of the music and breathing, relaxing and continuing to build I realized that the structure of blocks began to form openings. I didn’t want to see my closed walls anymore. I feel much better that my blocks have openings. Just like I know that my life can be free of stress. I have faith.
Play is a way of creating “openings” within the structure we perceive and the problems we face. Impossible as it may seem, in self active play we experience the inner connection, an awareness of the truth within us, “openings” that help us overcome and manage stress.
Drew Thoughts 