Jigsaw Puzzle.......

I woke up this morning thinking of jigsaw puzzles.....don't ask. Anyway, it appears to me that this is exactly what life is....one big jigsaw puzzle. We are all given pieces scattered around....some of us have more than others, but in any event, we each have our own individualized pieces. And our job is to fit them together properly and precisely to form one cohesive puzzle that in the end, will show a picture of our history. So the question of the day is, how do you fit your jigsaw puzzle pieces together? Do you start at the corners and carefully work your way to the center? Do you randomly and frantically search for that one missing piece that would complete a tiny section of your puzzle? Do you try to cram pieces together that you know really don't fit, but in your haste to get on with things you try and pound incompatible forms to force them to fit? Do you haphazardly jump from one side of your puzzle to the other, never finishing the part you started? Are there empty spaces in the background of your puzzle that you have intentionally left blank because they are too hard to face? So many pieces and so many attempts and so many techniques. I don't know how you put the jigsaw puzzle of your life together? What my hope for you is that when your puzzle is finished, it shows the life you want it to show. It is complete with no bent pieces that have been unsuccessfully crammed into the wrong space. I pray the corners and edges are straight and the center is beautiful with thoughts and deeds and actions of gratitude, bravery, kindness and courage. Think about your puzzle. It is unique to you. It is your gift to the world.