My Life is a Jigsaw Puzzle

When I think back on my life and the path that it has taken - it appears to me that it is like a jigsaw puzzle. When I have to face a particularly difficult period in my life, it is easy to get caught up in the emotion and the "poor me" syndrome that often accompanies such trials. While going through them - I often wonder why I have to deal with it and want it to be over with.

Later in looking back at the situation, when I am not in the middle of it, I can see the "bigger picture" a little bit clearer. A work in progress. I can see that each event in my life follows a pattern, so that when all the pieces fit together, I can see how that situation fits into the pattern of my life.

Of course, it doesn't make going through the "unknown" any easier, but if I think about it at the time, it does make me take a deep breath, and let go and let things happen and unfold a little bit easier. That everything will be OK in the end, and that there is a reason why I am going through this difficult period.

I have observed that events in my life seem to fit into a sequence. I wouldn't be able to do what I am doing now, if I hadn't gone though a difficult situation. I also wouldn't have as deep an appreciation for what I have now. I have a different perspective and can be more empathetic to others who are going through similar situations - and can offer them encouragement.

The jigsaw puzzle of my life is not completed, but I trust, that when my life is over, that there will not be any missing pieces.