michelle obama is a godsend.
when she speaks; i listen.
i still haven’t gotten over her phrase for “when they go low, we go high“.
via ( x time ):

In an interview with The New York Times while promoting her popular new memoir Becoming, Obama took the time to unpack the meaning behind her words, expanding on what “going high” really means when you’re faced with a challenge.

“‘Going high’ doesn’t mean you don’t feel the hurt, or you’re not entitled to an emotion,” she explained. “It means that your response has to reflect the solution. It shouldn’t come from a place of anger or vengefulness. Barack and I had to figure that out. Anger may feel good in the moment, but it’s not going to move the ball forward.”

chills.
last night at the dnc,
i waited up all night for her speech for joe biden.
foxhole,
it was magical:

words couldn’t describe the power i felt in her words.
of course,
a republican by the name of scott presier pulled up an old michelle interview.
it was in regards to her “wonderful friend” harvey weinstein and well…
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