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What does it mean?
Once part of a specific group or identity, you remain associated with it.
In plain terms
If you are a pumpkin, you always are.
What can you take from it?
Original identity persists.

Where it applies

  • fan communities
  • alumni groups
  • cultural identity

Putting it to work

  • own your roots
  • acknowledge origins

Questions to consider

  • Do you keep your origins?
  • Can you change your identity?

Another view

People can change significantly over time.

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