Michelle Obama on coping with adversity: 'Focus on what you can control'

‘Don't tweet nasty stuff’

Olivia Petter
Tuesday 21 November 2017 11:23 GMT
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Michelle Obama has some words of wisdom on how to cope during turbulent times.

The former first lady spoke at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday and advised listeners to “be a good person every day” and “treat one another kindly,” reports Courant.

While she didn't mentioned President Trump by name, her words have been have been interpreted as advice on living in a Trump era, particularly when she said “don’t tweet nasty stuff."

Speaking to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, Michelle outlined her words of wisdom as follows:

"Focus on what you can control. Be a good person every day. Vote. Read. Treat one another kindly. Follow the law. Don't tweet nasty stuff.”

Her sage words prompted a flurry of fans asking her if she would consider running for President in the next election.

However, after leaving the White House just ten months ago, she was quick to squash such hopes:

“If we keep looking for that one person to run, we're getting it wrong,” she said.

“We don't need another Michelle or Barack, we need thousands and thousands of them all over the world.”

She also alluded to the flurry of sexual harassment revelations that have been made in recent months.

“I can’t tell you how sick it makes me, the more I see the uncovering of the truth that all us women know has been out there, that there is an ugliness there.”

She urged young women to speak up and also called for men to fight complacency, saying that they “cannot be innocent bystanders” with regards to harassment.

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