Dreams Really Do Come True!!

When I became a Certified LEGO®️ Serious Play®️ facilitator in 2014 my dream was to engage with and inspire others using this amazing methodology! Then in early 2016 Tim added a new dream, encouraging me to train and certify others so they could bring joy to thousands more seniors, especially those with dementia! I honestly had never thought of that, but I promised Tim that I would look into what the process would entail and added the possibility of certifying other facilitators to my list of my future dreams. But when Tim died a few months later I thought I’d be burying that dream with him. Little did I know that the dream was only being deferred!

Fast forward to 2021 when I was often delivering multiple LEGO Serious Play sessions virtually during Covid. Dozens of managers and directors began asking me if I could train people on their staffs so they could they could work with their residents and adult day program participants as I was doing so successfully with my Mom and many others. The dream that Tim put into my head in 2016 returned and I slowly began researching and outlining what a LSP Certification program for those working in senior living, adult day and memory care would look like.

On December 10th, after months of lots of life happening and even some self-doubt I boarded a plane bound for Amarillo, Texas with boxes of LEGO®️ Serious Play®️ kits and thousands of assorted bricks and elements.

On Monday and yesterday four Amazing staff members at Park Central Senior Living joined me in a conference room and after lots of hard work that included designing and facilitating mini sessions they became my first group of Certified LEGO®️ Serious Play®️ facilitators! I could not have asked for a better group for my first! They were all engaged, inquisitive and committed! The facilitation session they were each required to give absolutely blew me away!!

At the end of the training I presented their certificates and we even played Pomp and Circumstance!! We hugged and high-fived and I felt as if I had won the lottery!! The Park Central Community is so fortunate to have these amazing women who will help heal, uplift and inspire those they serve and support!

I was so emotional after the course and I shed a few tears on the way back to my suite in one the Park Central communities. At first I didn’t understand why I was crying, but I believe it’s because though it took more than 7 years to become a reality DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! I’m so proud of myself and excited about what 2024 has in store for me and those I will be serving! Thanks Tim!! ❤️❤️