Maria

And I all of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, all of it and all of it made me me today. And I feel like. more at home in myself today than I have ever felt in my entire life. I understand myself better. I love my parents at such a deep level. I love my brothers. I love my friends. I love my kids. I'm grateful for every step of the way.

And I'm hopeful that I have more years to come where I'm going to do things I've never done. And have experiences I've never had.

And I'm hopeful that I have more years to come where I'm going to do things I've never done. And have experiences I've never had.

And I'm hopeful that I have more years to come where I'm going to do things I've never done. And have experiences I've never had.

The Journey.

The Journey.

The Journey.

You know that you sent me to go. I was the guest editor, I don't know if you remember this, for a month of poetry for a poetry edition of O Magazine. Yes, I do. And I went down. I had become friends with Mary Oliver and I went for, and I interviewed Mary Oliver for the magazine down in Florida. And when I was first lady, I had been trying to get her to come to the women's conference.

You know that you sent me to go. I was the guest editor, I don't know if you remember this, for a month of poetry for a poetry edition of O Magazine. Yes, I do. And I went down. I had become friends with Mary Oliver and I went for, and I interviewed Mary Oliver for the magazine down in Florida. And when I was first lady, I had been trying to get her to come to the women's conference.

You know that you sent me to go. I was the guest editor, I don't know if you remember this, for a month of poetry for a poetry edition of O Magazine. Yes, I do. And I went down. I had become friends with Mary Oliver and I went for, and I interviewed Mary Oliver for the magazine down in Florida. And when I was first lady, I had been trying to get her to come to the women's conference.

And she's like, I don't do that. I don't do that. Stop calling me. Stop bothering me. I said, but the journey, the poem, the journey, it changed my life. And It got me thinking I could write poetry. She said, do your thing. I'm not coming for you. And I went to meet her. I went to listen to her read her poetry. I went and introduced myself. And I said, you know, I'm your biggest fan, please.

And she's like, I don't do that. I don't do that. Stop calling me. Stop bothering me. I said, but the journey, the poem, the journey, it changed my life. And It got me thinking I could write poetry. She said, do your thing. I'm not coming for you. And I went to meet her. I went to listen to her read her poetry. I went and introduced myself. And I said, you know, I'm your biggest fan, please.

And she's like, I don't do that. I don't do that. Stop calling me. Stop bothering me. I said, but the journey, the poem, the journey, it changed my life. And It got me thinking I could write poetry. She said, do your thing. I'm not coming for you. And I went to meet her. I went to listen to her read her poetry. I went and introduced myself. And I said, you know, I'm your biggest fan, please.

And she's like, okay, I'll just stop with me already. Stop bothering me. And she came to the women's conference. She read The Journey. She goes, I'll read one poem for you. I said, please read The Journey because The Journey changed my life. And it made me think, what do I want to do with my one wild and precious life?

And she's like, okay, I'll just stop with me already. Stop bothering me. And she came to the women's conference. She read The Journey. She goes, I'll read one poem for you. I said, please read The Journey because The Journey changed my life. And it made me think, what do I want to do with my one wild and precious life?

And she's like, okay, I'll just stop with me already. Stop bothering me. And she came to the women's conference. She read The Journey. She goes, I'll read one poem for you. I said, please read The Journey because The Journey changed my life. And it made me think, what do I want to do with my one wild and precious life?

And I knew when I was on the floor of the hotel, my one wild precious life was not ending there. My one wild and precious life was going to be in the open field. And so when I told her I was writing poetry and I read some of it to her, she said, you're going to publish a book of poems. Carry on. And Mary Oliver said, Mary Oliver.

And I knew when I was on the floor of the hotel, my one wild precious life was not ending there. My one wild and precious life was going to be in the open field. And so when I told her I was writing poetry and I read some of it to her, she said, you're going to publish a book of poems. Carry on. And Mary Oliver said, Mary Oliver.

And I knew when I was on the floor of the hotel, my one wild precious life was not ending there. My one wild and precious life was going to be in the open field. And so when I told her I was writing poetry and I read some of it to her, she said, you're going to publish a book of poems. Carry on. And Mary Oliver said, Mary Oliver.

So Mary Oliver and Emily Dickinson, you know, I've got a lantern and I'm out there looking for myself. I'm like, yeah, me too, Emily. Me too. So those women really with their words, poetry changed my life. Reading other women's poems and men's poems too, changed my life.