I’ve mentioned
before how much I absolutely love doing jigsaw puzzles.
I always have a
puzzle on the go, and I usually put at least one piece in every day. Of course,
there are many days I do much more.
I am currently
working on a 1,000 piece puzzle I started back on November 15th. I put the edge
pieces together with ease, and then it got significantly more challenging than
I expected. So much so, that since November 15th, I have barely put 50 inside
pieces together!
I know what the
puzzle looks like, I have the pieces all in front of me, but I have no idea
which pieces go together, and where.
In a way, that’s
how 2026 has felt so far. I have an idea of the “big picture” for my life this
year, and I have many “pieces” that I can use to create that life, yet it seems
very challenging (with EVERYTHING going on) to put any of the pieces together
to create what I want.
How about you?
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