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Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?Amy Harmon
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When the ancient Romans would conquer a new place or a new people, they would leave the language and the customs in tact — they would even let the conquered people rule themselves in most cases, appointing a governor to maintain a foothold in the region.” Wilson leaned against the whiteboard as he spoke, his posture relaxed, his hands clasped loosely.“ This was part of what made Rome so successful. They didn't try to make everyone Romans in the process of conquering them. When I went to Africa with the Peace Corp, a woman who worked with the Corp said something to me that I have often thought about since. She told me 'Africa is not going to adapt to you. You are going to have to adapt to Africa.' That is true of wherever you go, whether it's school or whether it's in the broader world.Amy Harmon
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Why are you so angry?” His question surprised me, and I laughed a little. “This isn’t angry, ” I smirked. “This is just me. Get used to it.Amy Harmon
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Maybe the moral of the legend is that we are all carved, created, and formed by a master hand. Maybe we are all works of art.Amy Harmon
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...and I shut off my anxious heart and my nervous head as dusk descended into another night, another meaningless merging, another attempt to find myself as I gave myself away.Amy Harmon
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None of us can help where we were scattered, Blue. But none of us has to remain where we were scattered.Amy Harmon
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I had feared that if I opened the floodgates I would drown. But as the waves crashed over me, I was not consumed, I was swept up, washed, my soul blanketed with blessed relief.Amy Harmon