When the Game Won, I Cried: Finding Peace in the Quiet After the Win

I used to think winning was the point—until I realized the real reward wasn’t in the outcome, but in the silence between bets. As a mixed-race woman raised on Chicago’s South Side, I learned that luck isn’t random—it’s rhythm. This is not about luck. It’s about listening to your own heartbeat when the lights dim and the drums fall quiet.
When the Game Won, I Cried: Finding Peace in the Quiet After the Win