After wandering into Third Street Stuff during the final days of 30 Ways, I accidentally bumped into the Lexington-famous Tanya Torp for the first time. We embraced each other in a wildly excited hug though we had never met prior to this day, only aware of one another's journeys from Facebook and through word-of-mouth. She is, as we have coined the term now, the"epic do-gooder", behind Step by Step. This organization is Christian-based and focuses on young, single mothers raising their child or children through mentoring, prayer, education, crisis intervention, and so much more. I unfortunately never got the chance to help them during my project, but was elated to get to meet this woman in person finally.
After we talked a bit about my project, she asked me, "So what have you learned about yourself?" I didn't give it much thought and said, "well, it wasn't really about me. It was about all of these wonderful causes that I wanted to discover and share with the community."
Nu uh. She wasn't having that answer. She looked at me again with fierce eye contact and said again, "I want you to think about that. What did you learn about yourself? Now, you take time to think about that question and I'm gonna come back and ask you.
You reflect on it. Then, I'll be waiting for your book to come out."
So of course, she had my wheels turning. What did I learn about myself? What did I learn PERIOD from this whole experience? I absolutely learned above and beyond what I ever thought I would, or what I had originally expected to learn in the process.
So without churning out a half-effort response, I am taking time to reflect on this while I take a chance catching my breath after the project has now ended.
In the meantime, I'd love to hear what you have learned from the 30 Ways project and blog, if you got a chance to catch any of the articles. Did it inspire you? Speak to you? What are your thoughts and takeaways from all of these organizations that you may not have known about in Lexington?
After we talked a bit about my project, she asked me, "So what have you learned about yourself?" I didn't give it much thought and said, "well, it wasn't really about me. It was about all of these wonderful causes that I wanted to discover and share with the community."
Nu uh. She wasn't having that answer. She looked at me again with fierce eye contact and said again, "I want you to think about that. What did you learn about yourself? Now, you take time to think about that question and I'm gonna come back and ask you.
You reflect on it. Then, I'll be waiting for your book to come out."
So of course, she had my wheels turning. What did I learn about myself? What did I learn PERIOD from this whole experience? I absolutely learned above and beyond what I ever thought I would, or what I had originally expected to learn in the process.
So without churning out a half-effort response, I am taking time to reflect on this while I take a chance catching my breath after the project has now ended.
In the meantime, I'd love to hear what you have learned from the 30 Ways project and blog, if you got a chance to catch any of the articles. Did it inspire you? Speak to you? What are your thoughts and takeaways from all of these organizations that you may not have known about in Lexington?