Michael Ealy Instagram – I don’t know if I’ll ever come up with the right words to describe the feeling I was given this past weekend. I was given an incredible opportunity to give the commencement speech at @dillarduniversity . I want to thank the entire faculty and staff for the love and support. Meeting you all was special. I wanna thank the graduating class of 2021 and ALL their families for giving me the confidence to push through being nervous. Thank you for giving me so much hope for our future!  Seeing the joy in your faces from the moment I arrived to the hugs and pictures after the ceremony reminded me of what truly matters in life. Huge thank you to Dr Kimbrough. (The Hip Hop President!) Our conversations will last me a lifetime and I meant what I said about coming back! #stayready I was nervous because I’ve never done it before and interestingly enough I wasn’t sure if I could.  I gotta admit that having the odds against me felt good. You get comfortable in life sometimes. Always playing it safe and just doing what you’re good at or at least what you’re known for. It may have been the first time since I graduated that my degree actually helped (real talk.) I also wanna thank my wife @lifeandbread and kids for not only giving the time & space to write my speech but also the incredible welcome home party.  I came home with an honorary doctorate and your signs (taped on the front door) and hugs when I came in were the kinda love dreams are made of. So grateful 🙏🏾❤❤❤ Link to speech is in my bio👊🏽🙏🏽 Mad love to Fred , Arthur, & Aisha for making this happen 🙏🏽