The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

　　關於人生中的重大挑戰，也許並不存在簡單明瞭的答案，但蜜雪兒．歐巴馬相信，我們能夠運用一些工具，幫助我們在這個混亂而充滿不確定性的世界裡，保持內在平衡、往前邁進。在本書中，她以真誠、坦率的文字，與讀者一同思索共同的課題：如何建立長久而誠實的關係？要怎麼在彼此的差異中找到力量和共同點？當負面情緒排山倒海而來，該怎麼辦？
 
　　結合一系列人生故事，蜜雪兒在書中闡述自己對改變與挑戰的看法，以及她一路走來的信念：當我們照亮他人，我們便也能點亮周遭世界的豐富性和潛力，在其中發現更深刻的真理和前進的道路。透過她作為母親、女兒、伴侶、朋友和第一夫人的經驗，蜜雪兒與讀者分享她這些年來所建立的，幫助她適應改變、克服眾多難題的習慣和原則──這些智慧，也讓她能夠持續不斷地「成為她自己」。
 
　　「當我們能夠辨識屬於自己的光芒，我們也就擁有了運用它的能力。」這部溫暖、充滿力量的作品，將啟發讀者去重新審視自己的人生、找到與他人建立連結的方式，並勇敢無畏地生活。(文/博客來編譯)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed 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.

Michelle Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor’s office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 global bestseller Becoming and the #1 national bestseller American Grown. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.