The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 720 Ratings
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- $14.99
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Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 • In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.
There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?
Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.
“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Even Michelle Obama feels low sometimes. In this brilliant audiobook, the inspiring former First Lady shares her methods for overcoming difficult moments. There’s been a lot of turmoil in the years since she left the White House. To get through, Obama has leaned on some old coping mechanisms, like her close-knit circle of family and friends, and she’s also picked up some new skills—including going all in on knitting. It’s heartening to hear someone as accomplished as Obama normalize feelings of uncertainty and self-doubt, and we loved the way she builds on her famous “When they go low, we go high” quote with tangible tips on just how to do that. Obama’s years of public speaking bring authority and warmth to her narration. The Light We Carry is a great listen for anyone looking to boost their mental and emotional health.
Customer Reviews
Must for perspective
It was an AMAZING listening. My girls even enjoyed listening as well.
Another great book from former First Lady
Like her last book, listening to Michelle Obama read her latest book feels like she’s invited you over to her home for a series of chats. She is not pretentious or lecturing. She simply tells her story - and that of her family - and some of the wisdom she’s picked up over the years. She shares what it feels like to be a trailblazer - an “only” that carries the hopes and dreams of your family and community as well as your own. She shares her struggles with doing the right thing. Just a tremendously well written book that you will be better for having experienced.
Way beyond 5 Stars 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
One of the best books 📚 !! 5 stars are not enough, 10 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️