#be at peace
Simone Biles
She didn’t quit
She didn’t give up
She didn’t cower
She did what we have been taught
Is the one thing
Magical Black Women
CAN NOT DO
Put ourselves first
Our health
Our bodies
Our minds
Our talent
Our desires
Our strength
Our beauty
Our genius
Our abilities to fly
To soar
To win
Are supposed to be laid at the feet
Of whiteness
Of this nation
Of this world
Offered up like a sacrifice
The rent we are expected to pay
To be seen as
Athlete
Entertainment
Disposable
But never whole
Worthy of protection
Worthy of peace
We are never supposed to
Get off the stage
Leave the competition
Demand solace
Without permission
Permission to be human
Permission to rest
Permission that is always
Denied
She did what
Black Women
are told
We can not do
She took her power
And walked away
She determined what was best
For her
For her soul
Her heart
Her life
We are watching
Learning
Following the trails blazed
Rest should not be a Revolution
But it is
And she is
And that is worth more than
Any medal or title
On earth
Self-care Queen - Simone Biles ❤️♀️
Author - @leslehonore (They replaced with She)
Model - @simonebiles
Photography credit - @sportsillustratedswimsource
I will eat rehydrated pickled fish and enjoy it.
I will eat fermented beans that leave strands of slime on my chopsticks and still manage a smile.
If you light a fugu fin on fire and drop it in my sake, I will be your friend for life. I will probably even follow you home.
That being said, MACCHA-FLAVORED SWEETS ARE TERRIBLE. Terrible terrible terrible! Terrible.
God, it feels good to say that.
I’ve been thinking about peace today.
Or, rather, I’ve been needing peace today.
My mind is crazy. It goes at a mile a minute. I analyze situations, I question my decisions, I obsess over things… I never stop thinking 5 steps ahead. And sometimes, that’s just not really helpful. And by helpful, I mean peaceful.
So today, amid many emotional highs and lows, I realized I needed to just be at peace.
But how do you do that?
Well I dont know about you, but I looked up a bible verse. A couple, to be exact. I actually googled “peace bible verses” and came up with a whole list. Multiple whole lists.
So here’s a few of my favorites/ the ones I’ve been meditating on today:
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
Also…
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
And last…
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15
Your body talks to you. Any grief and sadness you’re holding on to, manifests itself as an illness on your body. It appears as stomach problems, skin problems, autoimmune disorders, migraines. Let it go so you can heal and be at peace.
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