Puzzle Pieces

Over the course of the past few days, I have been working on my schedule for next semester. For a music major like myself, it's like jigsaw puzzle. Complex tiny pieces must fit together perfectly in order to create just the right number and type of classes. It was while I was working on this tedious, time-consuming, and stressful task that I had a realization.

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle, and people are the pieces.

You laugh...but it's true. We each form a piece of the puzzle, just a diverse and complicated as the pieces of an actual jigsaw puzzle. Another important aspect, is that no two pieces are exactly alike...and that they only fit in one certain spot.

The same is true for humans. None of us are exactly alike, and we all have one place we truly "fit." Just as two jigsaw pieces join together, two humans join together. In doing so, they form a larger part of the whole picture. There is someone out there that is your exact mate, that completes the other half of your little part of the Global Picture.

Another interesting thing is that it is only by all of us coming together..that we can see the entire picture....

May God Keep you This and Every Night.

"I gave up trying to force more and more pieces of my life together the way I thought they should be. I finally realized that it's God who's holding the lid to the box....."~Jeffrey Lazenby

The Follies of Learning

Oh goodness, it's been quite awhile hasn't it? I'm terribly sorry, but I've been going on and on with different breaks and trips. I just recently got back from Washington DC, where I had a wonderful time observing schools and sightseeing.

This came, of course, after a week off for Spring Break. I'm am quite ready to get back into the swing of things.

Tonight I have a smile in my heart from going to a concert. That's right..a concert. Tonight, the School of Music Faculty held a treat for all of us in the form of "Faculty Follies." So many of our beloved faculty put their pride aside and made fools of themselves for our amusement. I so much enjoyed it, and laughed until I cried. It was amazing to see that even when doing things in a lighthearted manner, you can still have a good musical performance. I've wanted to see some of these professors lighten up from the very beginning, and now I've had my chance. I can't wait until the next one!

That's really all I have for this evening. I hope all of you have found something to smile about today. A smile is a terrible thing to waste....

May God Keep you This and Every Night!

A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile. ~Author Unknown