JIGSAW PUZZLE LIVES
Recently one of our daughters gave me a marvelous jigsaw puzzle, and I began to have some interesting thoughts. Working with jigsaw puzzles can be very frustrating, or very relaxing. So it is with life! Some people accept the spontaneous nature of life and fit the pieces together in a relaxed, joyous way. Others find the irregular pieces of life almost more than they can bear, and give up trying to make a beautiful picture of it. How do we fit in the many pieces of our busy lives — jobs, family, church, spiritual growth hobbies — our myriad activities and priorities? Let’s see how working jigsaw puzzles can give us some clues. Puzzle fans put the pieces together systematically. Are your activities, thoughts, attitudes, words, actions, lifestyle and friends compatible with your ultimate goals? Patience and persistence are necessary. Study the pieces and their possible relationship. If one piece doesn’t fit, try another. Sometimes we have to stand back to…
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