Make a Puzzle

Make a Puzzle

Sometimes you need something that will slow you down. Something that will exert a certain drag on your mind, help you shift gears. A puzzle is a marvelous restorative practice when you need something to focus on, something to occupy your attention, when you want to keep your mind somewhat active, hunting for patterns, but you need to slow the body down.

A puzzle is often more enjoyable with a partner. There is a kind of quiet shared concentration that can emerge, punctuated by the tiny victories of finding a piece that fits, which accelerates toward the end, as things come together.