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Nov 18, 2018
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If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others. (c)
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If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others. (c)
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'There are truths we face and truths we ignore". This book read like a casual conversation. She explained where she is from and what she went through to become the person she is. I hope she writes a follow up in years to come.
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There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become. (p. 420)
My mother, a friend of hers, and I were all reading Michelle Obama’s Becoming recently. Her friend had finished it, while I had read only two chapters. Her friend argued that she’d been annoyed by the second half of the book, that MO had just yammered on about race: “We get it alre ...more
My mother, a friend of hers, and I were all reading Michelle Obama’s Becoming recently. Her friend had finished it, while I had read only two chapters. Her friend argued that she’d been annoyed by the second half of the book, that MO had just yammered on about race: “We get it alre ...more
I had to sit on this for a few days after reading this to really process it. It was VERY insightful, full of tidbits I didn't know about the Obamas and what they've gone through in their lives (from college to various employments and non-profits to infertility, to running for office, and the world-changer of being in the White House and all the upheaval that entails). Mrs. Obama is incredibly articulate but refreshingly honest in her own faults, sharing fears and doubts that many of us have had
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Queen of my heart!
I think it is almost impossible not to enjoy this book. I really enjoyed the inside peek into the White House life, but I also LOVED hearing about her early life, how she met Barack, her family and education, and the initiatives she took on as the first lady. So good. Her narration was also excellent and I highly recommend the audiobook - it is not a short book, but it held my interest throughout.
“[Y]ou may live in the world as it is, but you can still work to create the world as it should be.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming
I have always known that Michelle Obama was an eloquent speaker, having watched her on numerous occasions on television and Youtube videos. What I hadn't expected, however, was how marvelous she was at writing. Perhaps this is my own implicit bias coming out. In fact, as I began her book I went so far as to look into whether it was truly her that wrote the book or if it w ...more
― Michelle Obama, Becoming
I have always known that Michelle Obama was an eloquent speaker, having watched her on numerous occasions on television and Youtube videos. What I hadn't expected, however, was how marvelous she was at writing. Perhaps this is my own implicit bias coming out. In fact, as I began her book I went so far as to look into whether it was truly her that wrote the book or if it w ...more
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