Jim Kwik tells a story about his friend Quincy Jones being in the audience at one of his events, where he called him to join him on stage. He said, “We know all of your successes, tell us about the problems you’ve faced?” And Quincy responded by saying, “I don’t have problems, I have puzzles.”

After I heard Jim Kwik talk about Quincy Jones making this reference to life’s challenges, It helped to me see the things that I have experience in a whole new light. It’s a blessing when you can hear somebody speak on a subject of interest, and all it takes is a simple phrase that can be life changing.

Changing your perspective, can change your life…

As I let go of the life I experienced in Vegas, my prayer is to find the blessings in what I went through. I like the concept that it was a puzzle meant for me to piece together or take apart…without internalizing the hurt and devastation, but to view it as a piece to a puzzle. The interesting thing now is that I have the choice in determining how much effort I put into completing the puzzle or not. I also have the choice as to what piece or pieces have my name in it. As the saying goes, “you have have a choice in how you react.” And truth be told, I as not reacting in a healthy manner towards the end of my stay in Vegas.

I no long want to be a victim to what I experience in Vegas and with this mindset, I hope that it sets me up to handle any future life puzzles much better.

I do believe that the environment and people we share our thoughts with, has a huge factor in how we experience life and life’s puzzles.

Now that I am home, the conversations are much different. It’s not that there hasn’t been some minor puzzles that have had to be played out, because there has been…but I don’t feel the pressures of not knowing how to finish up the challenge and move onto what comes next. I’ve learned to breathe and trust God. I have learned to trust myself. I have learned that in the past I put too much concern into things and people that did not deserve that type of time and attention. The puzzle pieces…

I have always been the type of person, that when I am done, I am done and I really don’t look back. I am still like that, but I feel that when I close the door now, it’s with care and forgiveness.

I see the value of seeing the challenges of life as puzzles pieces, it takes away the negative and turns it into a positive. Changing your perspective is a powerful life tool, it can change problems into puzzles.

LadyFlava of LadyFlavaNews

Sharing My Thoughts on Puzzles and Puzzle Pieces.