Michelle Obama in her recent biography talks about the importance of knowing her story. She writes of her parents, “Together they helped me see the value in our story, in my story, in the larger story of our country. Even when it is not pretty or perfect and when it’s more real than you want it to be. Your story is what you have. What you will always have. It’s something to own.” See her interview with Oprah Winfrey in the link below.