LIFE not the game board

flaxenink
3 min readMar 29, 2022
a green check mark
A check mark in life

Google definition is:
2. the existence of an individual human being or animal

So the key word is “existence,” which hits home with what is happening on the other side of the world. Watching images and seeing life moving in another direction. I promise this will not be as bad as I feel about what is going on. This really made me think about my life, what happens if I only had moments in time to grab everything? What is everything? How can we judge in a few seconds to take things with us?

As current events happen, I am re cataloging my life and my items. The biggest questions are going back into my own happy lane. Take a look at the pictures or awards I won at the time. Does this matter? Do I want to remember them? Yes, some memories are mixed in. Pictures can say thousands of words, such as our own stories, which we create with family and friends. As I went through my things and found a game, I played a lot with my parents. Remember those cars with stick figures (baby blue and pink), which remind me of my future when I played the game with them.

color cars with pec people

Add family members if you had to pay a bill. Either way, the game was pretty fun. I lost a lot. The game board has a lot of real-life bills, pay 1,000 here and there. In life, as in our current situation with the world around us, and how it changes every day. We can’t control what will happen or where our path takes us, but ultimately there are many roads that lead to different destinations. Therefore, we must be open-minded about which direction those might take you next, depending on your needs at any given time. We all have a way to make the choice, and that is often what makes life worth living. The best part of our lives is when we can take control of something — whether it’s how much money someone possesses or where they work at various companies throughout their career path — and use these decisions as outlets for self expression.

No matter what the situation is, life will always be an uphill battle. But you can make your own destiny by pushing yourself hard and never giving up! Success in any field takes effort; it’s not something that happens overnight — nor should one expect its benefits right away (unless they’re willing to work for free). However, with enough time invested in getting better at what matters most — like studying or practicing music privately instead of just attending classes online — these efforts pay off exponentially higher than anything else imaginable you can think of. Keep it real and keep going!

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