Chapter 6. Do You Transform Your Own Identity? Or Is It Owning Your Identity That Transforms Your Life?

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

—James Baldwin

One of the things Rob liked most about his almost daily visits to Blakenfield’s biggest city park wasn’t just the chance to shoot hoops or play tennis with his friends, but to see people from all walks of the community coming together to enjoy the sun and the outdoors. Perhaps the most interesting person of all was a young woman named Tomika who often brought an easel and set it up by the swings and slides so she could paint while her two small kids, Sue Beth and Tomas, played.

The first time or two Rob saw her with her easel, he thought ...

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