The world feels different now, doesn’t it? I’ve often thought back to the moment everything stopped during COVID. It was like the pause button got hit on the game of life—and when we all came back to the table, the game had changed.
Imagine Monopoly. You step away for just a moment, come back, and suddenly your money is different, your houses are gone, and the rules aren’t even the same anymore. You look around the table, and you don’t know who to trust. All you know is this: nothing is the same, and now it feels like you’ve got to work twice as hard just to pass “Go.”
Some days, you get lucky—Chance works in your favor, or you stumble on something extra that keeps you moving. Other days, it feels like the whole table has shifted against you. Every space you land on costs triple what it used to, and even when you dodge one setback, the next one is waiting right around the corner.
You notice other pieces on the board. Some of them doubled their money during the pause. They’ve got property that you know once belonged to you. They collect rent with ease while you’re just trying to keep your head above water. And then there are the ones who shifted the board itself—who stacked the game to make sure they’d win no matter what.
It can feel unfair. It can feel impossible. But here’s the thing about Monopoly: it’s a long game. Most people don’t finish it. If you just keep rolling, if you just keep moving—even if you have to sell, cut back, or simplify—there’s always a chance. Sometimes less is more. Sometimes holding your ground, collecting that steady $200 at “Go,” and waiting for the right moment is the strategy that wins in the end.
Because eventually, the board-shifters get tired. The ones who seemed untouchable start slipping. The ones who burned everything down to get ahead lose their fire. But you? You didn’t give up. You didn’t quit. You stayed in the game.
Yes, you had setbacks. Yes, you had stress. But you kept rolling. You were made not just to survive, but to thrive.
Life has felt like a spiritual war since the world shifted. I don’t know what the “table movers” did during that pause, but I do know this: no matter how much the rules change, as long as you’re still rolling, you’re still in the game.
So keep going. Don’t give up. Don’t stop moving. Your day is coming.
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