I've been really into puzzles lately.
Last month, I started with a 500-piece set. Finished it three times. So, naturally, I leveled up to a 1,000-piece one. My intense focus has always been my superpower—depending on where I aim it. So when work drains me, I turn to puzzles. They quiet my mind.
Every right piece is a tiny dopamine hit, and I’m hooked. My wind-down routine now? Puzzles. Books and streaming feel too loud after a long day at work. I needed something that slows me down, something that lets my brain breathe.
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Reflecting on that:
Life is like one of those giant, complicated jigsaw puzzles—the ones with 5,000 pieces and no picture on the box. At first, it’s just a mess of scattered bits, and you're not even sure where to start. Everything is jumbled together. Some pieces fit easily—like the corner pieces of responsibilities, you can’t ignore. Others? You swear they should fit, but no matter how much you twist and shove, they just won’t. That’s the tricky part.
But here’s the thing—eventually, the picture starts coming together. It’s not perfect, but it’s yours. And you realize that maybe the missing pieces weren’t meant to fit, or maybe the edges can be a little wobbly, and that’s okay. Then, there’s that one rogue piece you couldn’t place—until suddenly after everything else falls into place, it just clicks. You also start noticing the small things—the gradient of colors, the tiny details, the missing spots. Slowly, you learn the pattern. It takes time, but you get there. Somehow, you always do.
Maybe life, like puzzles, isn’t about rushing to complete the picture. Maybe it’s about learning to sit with the mess, trusting that the missing pieces will show up when they’re meant to. Some days, you find the perfect fit right away. On other days, you stare at the same piece, turning it over and over, until you finally see where it belongs. Either way, you keep going. You learn to enjoy the process.
Just remember—the missing pieces will find us when we’re finally ready for them.
Tell me what piece you’re working on right now.
Be it a puzzle, be it something in life.
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