For most of my adult life I have steered clear of politics. I have brief moments in and out where I try to care, but for the most part I find that I get frustrated or depressed from the state of the world and generally am cynical about politicians and the world of politics.
Furthermore, I struggle to find anyone in politics to be someone worth respecting or admiring for their presence, words, behavior or general existence. In fact, I just ignore them altogether.
However, in the past year or so I have kept one eye and ear on Michelle Obama. Although I am sure she has been “public” and mainstream for the past seven years, I did not notice with my head in the sand and all. π My head has come out briefly given the potential calamity of the US presidential elections.Β So, I must say that I am impressed and awed by this woman.
It is a shame that now, at the end of her husband’s presidency, she is shining; but I really hope this is only the beginning for Michelle Obama. She holds poise, grace, intellect, passion and beauty throughout this speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Meanwhile, she also shows her ‘let loose’ side with Carpool Karaoke.
The more that I see, the more I want to follow her next steps. While my cynical side that watches far too many TV shows of “Scandal”, “West Wing” or “House of Cards” might say this is a short-lived glimpse of someone we are dying to have faith in, my optimistic side says she might be the real deal. So, only time will tell, but I am willing to keep my head up for a while and see where this FLOTUS takes us before the changing of the guards. π
~T π
