Way back in March 2010 I wrote a blog entry. Ironically enough I stated at the beginning of it that I had written ALMOST a blog entry every month. And now three months have passed with no update. However, as many of you know – there was a hiatus in our service and we recently visited the United States for a few weeks. So really I consider myself only about a month behind. Also if you're counting you can blame another few days on Icelandic volcanic ash.
It is said, “Distance is to love like wind is to fire - it extinguishes the weak and strengthens the strong. “ My distance from America has only strengthened my love. I’ve never known America to be a perfect country, but America has many wonderful qualities and attributes and my love for these has been magnified greatly during my Peace Corps service.
The first thing that hit me when I stepped back onto U.S. soil was the diversity all around me. Everyone seemed a different shape, size, and color. Although I’m not new to international travel – this time I re-entered the diverse world of the United States from a different perspective. I feel very grateful that this diverse mix is such a mundane scene in America.
AMERICA – I LOVE YOUR DIVERSITY!
Random types of people I love:
Punk rockers, project planners, really conservatives, super liberals, people that celebrate their differences w/o letting themselves become defined by them, intellectuals, working moms, anybody down and out, fly by the seat of their panters, people who have the means to appreciate the finer things in life, people who fight fate and just won’t give up… and many more.
Random types of people who challenge me to develop a more encompassing form of love… aka People who annoy me: People that cut me off in traffic, cold callers and hard sellers that just won’t quit, super fanatic fanatics, and people who don’t like Texas.
Is there a code in your color scheme for America's diversity? ;^)
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