Over Labor Day weekend this year I decided to digout and start one of the many jigsaw puzzles my family has. The one I picked was a pretty and tranquil garden landscape. (Not that it really matters - it has absolutely no bearing on this story! Haha) Anyway, I always start by taking out the edge pieces and creating the border. Then I flip over all the puzzle pieces and start categorizing them. This is all the “easy” part. I then pick a pile and start working away trying to fit puzzle pieces together. I match up colors and patterns. I flip pieces around a couple times to see if they fit, and eventually I get a few pieces starting to come together. Some come together immediately, some take a little work, and others don't fit at all where I was trying to place them.
As I was doing this puzzle, in near complete silence, it was the perfect time to reflect. The puzzle, or rather the act of completing it, really made me think about life. We are working toward things falling or fitting into place. But sometimes, no matter how much we turn, how much we flip, how much we try to shove the square peg into the round hole, the puzzle piece just does not fit. It was not meant for that spot, and eventually we realize it does not belong there.
I am probably one of the most change adverse people I know. I will do the same thing over and over and over and just convince myself that everything is fine, or it just takes time, or whatever else excuse I am using that day. But at some point, enough is enough. I have reached this “enough point” many times in my life in many areas (fitness, dating, etc.) and I have reached that “enough point” again recently in yet another area of life. Now, I will stop trying to shove that square peg into the round hole. I will take my puzzle piece and find where it belongs. If you have reached your “enough point” in any area of your life and made some positive changes, I would love to hear your story for the encouragement. If you are at your “enough point” now maybe we can work on change together. Enough is enough.
As I was doing this puzzle, in near complete silence, it was the perfect time to reflect. The puzzle, or rather the act of completing it, really made me think about life. We are working toward things falling or fitting into place. But sometimes, no matter how much we turn, how much we flip, how much we try to shove the square peg into the round hole, the puzzle piece just does not fit. It was not meant for that spot, and eventually we realize it does not belong there.
I am probably one of the most change adverse people I know. I will do the same thing over and over and over and just convince myself that everything is fine, or it just takes time, or whatever else excuse I am using that day. But at some point, enough is enough. I have reached this “enough point” many times in my life in many areas (fitness, dating, etc.) and I have reached that “enough point” again recently in yet another area of life. Now, I will stop trying to shove that square peg into the round hole. I will take my puzzle piece and find where it belongs. If you have reached your “enough point” in any area of your life and made some positive changes, I would love to hear your story for the encouragement. If you are at your “enough point” now maybe we can work on change together. Enough is enough.
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