Michelle Obama Speaks to the Ladies of The Path Forward....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_exclusive/20110526/pl_yblog_exclusive/mich...

on whether she knew Obama would be President when she met him:

"Absolutely not. No, I'm just kidding.... I knew he was a special person. And it had nothing to do with his education. It had nothing to do with his potential."

NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS POTENTIAL...POTENTIAL DOES NOT MAKE THE MAN, HE'S EITHER WHAT HE IS OR HE ISN'T...THERE IS NO CREATING THAT...THAT IS WHERE WE GET TRIPPED UP IN THE ILLUSION...THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT HE COULD BE...

"And I say this to (young) women: Don't check off—there are a lot of women who have the boxes. Did he go to the right school? What is his income?"It was none of that. It was how he felt about his mother; the love that he felt for his mother; his relationship to women; his work ethic ... he wasn't impressed with himself. And he was funny. And we joked a lot. And he loved his little sister ... he was a community organizer. I really respected that."

-Michelle Obama

~PAY ATTENTION TO THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MOTHERS LADIES...THAT'S YOUR FIRST CLUE...

Advice for women on relationships with spouses and with each other:

"Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with. And that's just as important as the school that you choose. Who's in your life, and do you respect them, and do they respect you? And are you respecting them. Right?

GOOD RELATIONSHIPS FEEL GOOD THEY FEEL RIGHT THEY DON'T HURT THEY'RE NOT PAINFUL...

"And we as women in particular—and this is such an important message—starting today, you all have to be supportive of each other. You can't be jealous, and push and trip, you know? It's hard enough."

-Michelle Obama

~Incognito Burrito touched upon that last sentence earlier today on a FB discussion...good point Incognito!

WE ALL HAVE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACHOTHER - THIS IS HOW THE NARC GETS TO WIN AT HIS GAME...HE DIVIDES AND CONQUERS GETTING US TO BELIEVE THE OTHER WOMAN IS CRAZY, BI-POLAR, WHATEVER...

So it's completely there. The question is, are we ready? Are we, as (young) women, are we ready to take that responsibility on and go after it and take the risk that go with stepping out there and being judged? And I think sometimes as women we can step back, but we can start pushing ourselves now."

While the First Lady was addressing young women, with a positive HEALTHY message, this is what we all need to do, get to the YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN with this message so that there is awareness...I think her message speaks to everyone.

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