Life is a game. It’s my new mantra. I say it to myself when the unexpected happens. Unforeseen bills, emergencies, things breaking down, idiots to deal with, things not going to plan. The stuff that can induce anxiety and stress if you let it. Like losing your job then encountering sudden house or car repairs, medical bills, and price increases. All magnified by the lack of income coming in, all outgoing.
Before, this would all stress me out, but if I think of life as a big game of monopoly, it becomes more manageable. Some days you win, you receive a refund, a free coffee, a discount, a paid day off. Other days you encounter idiots that try to ruin your day, something breaks and is expensive to fix, or agreed contracts suddenly have fee increases. No passing go and collecting your free money today, it’s off to anxiety jail for you.
That’s life though. The more you are responsible for, the more opportunities for things to go wrong. So now I just roll with it. When today’s card is not a good one, play it and move on. Life is a game.