Over the weekend, Jill Biden spoke to the finishing class in Arizona. In her speech, she told them not to worry about people who tell them what they can’t do.
She told the Mesa Community College graduating class that her guidance assistant had told her she wasn’t good enough for college. The First Lady said it made her work harder, and she was able to get a college degree along with two master’s degrees and a doctorate. She went to night school even though she worked full-time and took care of three kids.
Biden had been an English and Writing teacher at Northern Virginia Community College for thirty years. Biden told the Mesa graduates to shut out the voices that say they “can’t” do something.
Biden told her, “You’ve dealt with tough situations in the past.” You know that the experience that changes us for the better is on the other side of “can’t.”
She told them to think about the hard things they had to go through to be able to wear the cap and gown that day and to remember that they are strong and can handle anything that comes their way.
“Be ready for anything.” Do the scary things that scare you. Biden then said, “Don’t wait when you see a chance to be happy.” Tell your stories too. Be nicer. Give more love. Have bigger dreams. Find your adventure and don’t be afraid to say “yes.”
Their slogan is “feel the thunder,” which is also the name of their school mascot, the thunderbird. In her last words, she told the kids, “Let the world feel your thunder!”
