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    CIIP Blogs (Summer 2021)

    Riya gave to CIIP 2021

    One thing I have been learning these past two weeks at Greenmount West Community Association is a lot of times you won’t know the solution or answer and that is okay! I grew up in an environment shaped by schooling that put immense focus on finding the solution to a problem and that mindset was ingrained in me as my grades and self-perception were based on my ability to find those solutions. This past week at Greenmount West, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong whether it was the weather, planning, etc. Normally I would feel frustrated or feel like giving up but I didn’t have that option. I had to adapt and I had to adapt very quickly, while responsible for the safety of the youth group I was helping lead.

    It was challenging to accept the fact that in this situation where I was leading, I was in a way hopeless -- here was a lot of planning behind the program that just fell apart because of these outside factors. I realized that this space is so new to me that it is unfair to myself to burden myself with the expectation that I will know how to do everything myself and that everything will run smoothly. One reassuring thing I have realized as I change my mindset is that the people in this organization are truly there to support me even when I am stuck out in the rain picking rotten berries. I definitely don’t know everything, but talking with and learning from people around the neighborhood has allowed me to gain a lot more knowledge, but also support as I try out new things. It is going to be challenging to unlearn such a product-oriented mindset, but the people have really made it a safe space to adjust.

    Made an impact between 06/23/2021 and 06/26/2021

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