The Gaps Between Potential and Achievement

How is putting together a puzzle for fun like real life? I found that out last night. - Amazed at how I could have deep feelings over a simple game, I felt exhilaration and anxiety. Yep! Anxiety. I wasn't sure I had all the pieces. If one or some were missing, I'd spend more time putting it together, searching for something that didn't exist. Was it worth it?? - The process reminded me of working on projects in life. We choose something we want, then get scared that we might get disappointed. So many times we don’t even start because we’re not assured success. Or we don’t know everything and shortchange ourselves. Because we CAN learn and invent new ways to do things. - Discovering the overlap of life skills and puzzle-putting-together skills was almost as much fun as the puzzle. I had a general action plan. I sought out patterns, akin to batching tasks on a project. I worked on the easy part first. LOL! I got totally frustrated when I couldn't complete certain sections/tasks. And I frequently lost focus, moving to work on another part of the puzzle than what I'd intended to work on. - I discovered that, as in life, it's impossible to follow a plan of action without detours. And detours, and spaces of the unknown, add spice to life.