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Puzzle Goals
Today I finished an extremely difficult puzzle at work. It is three dimensional and has a couple hundred pieces.
I was working with some of my older students on finding the flat edges first, finding the most obvious details for groupings, and generally being patient.
The puzzle took almost a month because we could only spend a little time each session.
I have to say that, in the beginning, I did not have a whole lot of faith that it would ever get finished. Little by little, though, more would get completed. On some days I'd come in and I could see that one of the other therapists had added some with another student.
This was not at all just a matter of sticking to it, though. This required serious thinking and problem solving. It required the sense to walk away for a while and decide to finish another day. The organization skills needed would challenge ANYONE.
But as more pieces were placed, the combination of more information from the framework combined with fewer pieces to sort through and helped make the choices easier.
I have a few goals that remind me of that puzzle.
Some goals are just plain complicated! They almost HURT to think about.
And the belief that they will never, ever be finished feels like a ball and chain on my ankle slowing me down and making the job of getting from point A to point B even more of a chore.
I've gone through quite a bit of my life dragging those doubts just like a ball and chain, but I think I'd like to cut them loose. They get in the way of breaking large jobs into small manageable parts. The doubts distract me from the actual task at hand AND they don't make me happy at all!
So, just for today I am cutting free from the doubts and spending my energies thinking about strategies , momentum, and sticking to a plan of action. Just for today, I will be unstoppable! An Army tank! A silver bullet! Just for today I will be perpetual motion AND a bag of chips!
Anyone want to join me?
(Disclaimer: This is a one day committment. Tomorrow we can all return to our comfortable glitches!)
I was working with some of my older students on finding the flat edges first, finding the most obvious details for groupings, and generally being patient.
The puzzle took almost a month because we could only spend a little time each session.
I have to say that, in the beginning, I did not have a whole lot of faith that it would ever get finished. Little by little, though, more would get completed. On some days I'd come in and I could see that one of the other therapists had added some with another student.
This was not at all just a matter of sticking to it, though. This required serious thinking and problem solving. It required the sense to walk away for a while and decide to finish another day. The organization skills needed would challenge ANYONE.
But as more pieces were placed, the combination of more information from the framework combined with fewer pieces to sort through and helped make the choices easier.
I have a few goals that remind me of that puzzle.
Some goals are just plain complicated! They almost HURT to think about.
And the belief that they will never, ever be finished feels like a ball and chain on my ankle slowing me down and making the job of getting from point A to point B even more of a chore.
I've gone through quite a bit of my life dragging those doubts just like a ball and chain, but I think I'd like to cut them loose. They get in the way of breaking large jobs into small manageable parts. The doubts distract me from the actual task at hand AND they don't make me happy at all!
So, just for today I am cutting free from the doubts and spending my energies thinking about strategies , momentum, and sticking to a plan of action. Just for today, I will be unstoppable! An Army tank! A silver bullet! Just for today I will be perpetual motion AND a bag of chips!
Anyone want to join me?
(Disclaimer: This is a one day committment. Tomorrow we can all return to our comfortable glitches!)
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Tags: blog, goals, sandra bostwick
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YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 01-28-2010 at 06:10 PM by GoofEme 
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Go for it Sandy! That's the attitude I used to get through Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. So right now I find myself with a free hour (well 50 minutes) of "me" time. No work, kids, commitments, husbands. So rather than being productive (which I have been all day), I am going to curl up with a good book, blanket, and a cup of tea and relish every second 'til the afternoon crazies (aka driving the kids around) hit. Better run, clock is ticking!!!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 01-29-2010 at 02:00 PM by qesue
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You make it sound as if that is NOT productive! Relaxing is important! Without relaxing, everything else either falls apart OR it isn't worth much anyway because you are so stressed!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 01-29-2010 at 02:41 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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So true, Sandy. And I enjoyed each and every one of those 50 minutes!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 01-29-2010 at 10:29 PM by qesue
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hey maybe that why I can stay young I have a lot of down time lol0 Pixie Dust
Posted 01-30-2010 at 05:16 PM by TNTWheels
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Did you see the Modern Family episode where the Mom took a fifteen minute break in the rest room? It was hysterical!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 01-30-2010 at 06:40 PM by Sandra Bostwick
