The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

by Michelle Obama

I’ve learned it’s okay to recognize that self-worth comes wrapped in vulnerability, and that what we share as humans on this earth is the impulse to strive for better, always and no matter what.

Find one thing you can actively complete and give yourself over to it, even if it is of no immediate benefit to anybody but yourself.

Don’t forget to prioritize the things you can do, even just to sustain your energy and broaden your possibilities.

Go forth with a spoonful of fear and return with a wagonful of competence.

“No one can make you feel bad if you feel good about yourself.”

How you view yourself becomes everything. It’s your foundation, the starting point for changing the world around you.

The goal, instead, is to find someone who will do the work with you, not for you, contributing on all fronts and in all ways.

We only hurt ourselves when we hide our realness away.

“You really have to crown yourself with the belief that what I’m about and what I’m here for is way beyond this moment.

So please keep this in mind as I tell you to see your obstacles as building blocks and your vulnerabilities as strengths.

Striving for excellence is an attempt not to drown.

Going high is always a test, as I see it.