President Obama was the kind of President you want to see in the White House: smart, steady, honorable, and he led with kindness. He’s a good husband, dad, and role model for our country.
One thing that always stood out to me was his magical combination of being both ultra-competitive and really easygoing. It allowed him to surf the waves of politics, and it taught me a lot about leadership. (He also loved playing with my oldest son when he was just a baby!)
It was a tremendous honor to have his trust to carry the nuclear codes and to be by his side to handle emergencies for the country.
It’s incredible to see his legacy celebrated - I can’t wait to visit the new library!
@californiapost Anybody can buy courtside seats if they have money. PH was an invited guest of the NBA commissioner & sat with a wounded veteran. I’d rather be in his seat.
This Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about my mom, and all the lessons she taught me. I'm proud to honor her memory with the Ann Dunham Water Terrace at the Obama Presidential Center.
Wishing all the moms out there a wonderful Mother’s Day!
To @MichelleObama, I’m grateful for all the ways you’ve shown up for our daughters and our family over the years. We love you.
Steph Curry and people like him are probably the best proof I have of my (not so conspiracy) theory that our purpose is decided for us on the conveyor belt of creation before we even get here.
Everyone is born to do a very specific thing and some people never find out what that is. The people who do end up living very fulfilled and often lavish lives and the people who don’t are doomed to a life of existential inadequacy.
You could be really good at killing people lmao but your morals and sensibilities wouldn’t allow you to be a hitman or work for any government agency.
In Steph’s case, his seemingly innate marksmanship put him right where he needs to be, doing what he was meant to be doing.
Same case with Jokic, but in a more pragmatic sense. Nikola Jokic doesn’t give a flying fuck about basketball, but he’s eerily great at it. He loves horses. But when you’re 6’11” with otherworldly game in the court, being a cowboy simply isn’t in the cards for you.
He could have gone that route, but I imagine going against the grain in such a way would have led to a less stable life for him, which I believe to be the case for everyone.
And I think the further you stray from your purpose, the harder your life is, and vice versa.
Some people find that thing and do it. Some people spend their entire lives searching. Some people know and renounce that path. It’s a beautiful and terrible thing. I wonder if there’s a word for it.
NEWS: President Obama and his family spent the day serving Thanksgiving meals at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, showing up for veterans in a way this country talks about but rarely delivers.
No performative “support the troops” merch drops.
Just a former president and his family doing the work, face-to-face with the people who carried this country on their backs.
BREAKING NEWS
Thomas Markle Sr hasn't even spoken to Samantha Markle (@BabesMatrix)
Also says he's not trapped & is mobile.
Hi @danwootton
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