I used to chase big wins like I was chasing a rhythm—until the machine took my last dollar and left me with nothing. But in that silence, I found something deeper: freedom isn’t about winning. It’s about showing up, even when the drums stop. This is how I turned from player to creator—and it changed everything.

As a Black, mixed-race creator from Chicago’s West Loop, I thought bingo was about luck—until I learned it was about choice. This is my story of losing $500, walking away from greed, and finding peace in the rhythm of play. No gods handed me a win. I did. And you can too.