Thoughts from the Lincoln Memorial

Sunday, January 18th
10:30pm

Dear Diary,

Yesterday was an amazing day at the Lincoln Memorial. We heard from so many wonderful speaker and performers, and I felt so honored to be there and take part in it all. However, though I’m almost certainly biased, I truly did feel that Barack stole the show. His speech was poignant, yet honest. Poetic, yet to the point. It was perfect. Even I couldn’t have written a better speech for the occasion.

Barack started out discussing how this was the celebration of American renewal. He brought up the point that our people are facing many challenges right now, and that it may take a few months to many years to resolve the tasks we’re facing right now. But Barack even convinced me that we will endure, prevail, and that the dreams of our founders will live on. Gosh, it sounds like I’m quoting his speech! Well, I guess that’s just because Barack’s words are still resonating in my head.

I loved when he began discussing the monuments around us, commemorating their inspirations for what they had done, but that the true inspiration are the American people. I truly believe that, and I also share Barack’s belief that if we could just recognize ourselves in each other, it would bring everyone together. That part of his speech will live within me, and I hope that’s true of other people as well.

It’s important to recognize that we are all connected, and that only together can we entirely overcome the greatest of differences and the longest of obstacles. Tonight I will fall asleep, feeling truly proud of my husband. I am truly glad to be the First Lady when the President is Barack. I do have faith that he will help our country rise from the ashes.

Yours always,
Michelle