your value isn’t determined by who ends things first or who acts like they care the least. these nonchalant Olympics have really put us through the ringer chile. everybody so focused on having the upper hand that we’ve started treating genuine feelings like a weakness. there’s nothing embarrassing about being the person who actually wanted something to work.
i fully understand why David prayed for God to create in him a clean heart and renew a right spirit within him. sometimes, the greatest battle is not with the people around us but with what is happening inside us. you can have a good heart and still need God to work on your attitude, your thoughts, your reactions and the things you struggle to control.
Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the Georgia gubernatorial election, defeating Republican Rick Jackson. (via NBC)
She becomes the first Black woman to be elected governor in U.S. history.