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She is 56 years 🇺🇸 When she was 8, she came home from school and saw police taking her dad away in handcuffs. That was the day her family life changed forever. She later lost her father to a sudden death 🕊️ She has endured more than a dozen surgeries for severe fibroids, a partial hysterectomy, and failed IVF rounds in a long, painful struggle with infertility After years of waiting and testing her faith, she and her husband Derek adopted four children (Lance, Langston, and twins Lincoln and Lennox) ❤️ She has spoken movingly about how Black boys are often "the last chosen" in the adoption system, and she is the proud mother of three sons Keisha has described her father's sudden death at 55 as a wake-up call that made her question how she wanted to spend her own remaining years. Her early childhood included ballet lessons and international travel thanks to her dad's music career (he once opened for the Beatles), until addiction and prison took it all away. While her mother worked multiple jobs to keep the family afloat, young Keisha spent weekends driving across Georgia to visit her father in different prisons. After losing a judicial race, she sat on the floor surrounded by bills and maxed-out credit cards, asking God, "You told me to go do it. So now what?" Determined not to fail again, she and her mom knocked on doors from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m daily until she won her city council seat without a runoff. During the 2020 protests, the mother of Black sons tearfully pleaded with the city:" If you care about this city… go home," fearing for her own children's safety While serving as mayor, she, her husband, and one of her children all tested positive for COVID-19. All four of her kids have asthma She received racist hate messages during the pandemic, including one while her daughter looked over her shoulder She is the first person in Atlanta history to serve in all three branches of city government: as a judge, city council member, and mayor. In her memoir The Rough Side of the Mountain, she opened up about her father's addiction, her own eating disorder struggles, and being molested, saying sharing those parts of herself was liberating. . . . . Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first black female governor in the history of United States. 🎉 But you can see how rough and hard her path has been. How she has been tested in literally all major aspect of her life. In her marriage, her parenting, her career, her political office, her childhood and growing up, etc . . But today, she triumphs and stands high above her challenges. She is a winner today, all because she didn't stop when the going got really hard. She didn't quit. . . And that's exactly what I want you to do today. Don't stop pushing for what you believe in. Yes, I know you've gone through a lot. You've faced somethings that would break other people. You've endured challenges that many others can't. But I tell you today, that if you keep your motion going, then one win is all you need to close your eyes and say to yourself "Yes, I triumphed" So like Governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, I want you to keep pushing for the life you so much deserve. You will get there. Certainly. Definitely Hang in there and keep the motion going, no matter how small 🫂 . . Thank you very much for reading . . ✍️ Vincent the Therapist