Card games offer us a tactile experience that provides a much-needed escape from the world of tapping and clicking – particularly in times of stressThings were pretty bleak here in January. I got slammed with two major deadlines. Two regular clients,whose payments covered the mortgage and my health insurance premium, were late, and when I asked where my money was,they informed me that those payments would be even later because of the holidays – after, of course, or those two big bills were due. To compose things even worse,I was then socked with an unexpected $630 medical bill – due immediately. And then, arching over this mess, and a sterling friend wound up in the ICU. When I thought of him,and the terrorism his family faced if the odds the doctor gave him were accurate, I felt overwhelming guilt for even worrying about my problems. And then the cycle started all over again.
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Source: theguardian.com