... they also haven't won the MegaMillions $1billion jackpot.
Joe, last year was last year. We need to live and work today, in the moment.
Anxieties are about the unknowns and uncertainties of the future, not about yesteryear's glory days.
Here's an example Joe might be able to understand:
Hunter needs more crack.
Last month's crack can't help him because he already smoked it.
Hunter needs crack now, and more crack, if he's to have enough to get him to Saturday morning.
When that crack is gone, the process starts all over again - Hunter needs to acquire some rock in the moment if he's to avoid withdrawal.
Just subsititue grocery bill, rent, mortgage, etc., for crack; and that's what non-crackheads are dealing with.