by Maria Shriver
Did you know that Maria Shriver was asked to leave her newscasting position when her husband was elected? Neither did I! Well, I knew that she wasn't there anymore. What I didn't know was that they asked her to leave because they were worried about a conflict of interest! Hmmmm. No similar concerns for Andrea Mitchell, wife of Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve?
The bulk of this diminutive book is the text of the speech she gave at her nephew's high school graduation. But, that part I could have lived without. I've got my copy of Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.
However, I did connect with Maria in her identity crisis. Here's what I'm taking away from this book: "I've finally learned after all these years that I don't need to define myself with a certain job or a certain name or a certain role in order to tell myself who I am. I've learned that all my roles are simply a part of me - but they're not all of me."
Bottom line, I'm glad I got to find that nugget of gold in the book, but I'm also glad that I checked it out from the library.
