Michelle Obama writes about being "flung out of my world." It is something she experienced time and time again, transferring to Whitney Young, moving to Princeton as one of the few African American students on campus, joining the juggernaut of a presidential campaign, and moving into the White House. She writes: "You don't really know how attached you are until you move away, until you've experienced what it means to be dislodged, a cork floating on the ocean of another place."
What is the value of being flung out of one's world?
What do we learn about how Michelle Obama handled transitions as she got older, wiser, and more experienced?
What is the best advice for young people who find themselves in new or uncomfortable terrain?