So, sometimes life gets difficult, and I can do nothing about it but wait. I think it is important when I am waiting, to try my best not to KILL time. There are moments where I am crippled by anxiety, hurt or disappointment and can only count out the next second, minute, hour as it passes. But in those other moments where I have a choice in the matter, I need to figure out ways to be purposeful in my waiting. Engage in something. Create something. Allow something to matter.
I came up with this theory while doing a puzzle. Literally. Here I am trying to figure out how to piece my life together, and I start my first ever jigsaw puzzle. It’s harder than I thought. There is so much process and patience to it. Bit by bit putting it together. Laughably cliche, I know. But it feels important. Living out the metaphor.
These are some lessons that I have learned so far about doing a puzzle:
1. It’s easiest to work with a system. To first define the borders and then work my way inward.
2. The further I go, the more I know what I am looking for.
3. Puzzles are a lot better with wine and cheese.
4. I have to take time to look at every piece. And that is tedious.
5. Sometimes, doing a puzzle, it’s best to take a break and lay on the floor with my dog.
6. I take a lot of breaks.
7. Every little connection encourages me to make the next one.
8. I need to try different tactics to fit different pieces together. Some I match by the picture, some by the shape, some by the colors.
9. It takes me hours to put together just a couple of inches.
10. Most pieces come together on a whim.
this is nice in so so many ways. and i love the new look of the blog.
So good. And honest. And good.