Michelle Obama: “Do Not Waste A Minute Living Someone Else’s Dream”

[kpete]

“Failure is the key to success for so many great people… Oprah was demoted from her first job as a news anchor, and now she doesn’t even need a last name!

And then there’s this guy, Barack Obama, who lost — {crowd cheers} — I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures, but — he lost his first race for congress, and now? He gets to call himself my husband.”

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/05/19/video-first-lady-michelle-obama-delivers-commencement-address-at-mlk-jr-magnet-high-school-commencement/

http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/05/19/sunday-evening-open-thread-do-not-waste-a-minute-living-someone-elses-dream/

[Xipe Totec]

2. Sorry, wrong Michelle. A bit trigger happy today.

Peace!

[Warpy]

3. There were consequences to not living my mother's dream

that I'd snag a rich dork about to graduate, marry well, have the heir and a spare, and live happily ever after, playing bridge every Thursday. We barely spoke for years.

Eventually she came to appreciate the fact that I was very much the same sort of rebel she'd been, although I think coping with me was like coping with an extraterrestrial to her.

If I could go back, would I follow my mother's dream? Not just no, HELL no. I just wish she'd taken it better.