It's all right in the Title

Life as a mosaic.
Each piece nicely fitting, into another,
to give the look of a cohesive picture, when looked upon from afar.

This is life, and pretty much everyone I know.

Looking at them from afar, we get the feelings that,
"My I am so jealous, look how much they love each other,
how they dress so nicely, how clean their house is,
how well behaved their children are."

All the pieces fitting so clearly to make a beautiful picture.

Upon a closer view, we see things differently, that is, if you can get that close.
Most of us guard this proximity fence pretty well.

We all know it's the broken pieces,
ragged edges and off color ones that give our picture it's individual charm.

Some pieces don't fit and can't be broken, so they must be placed in a new area and things are placed around it so it becomes part of the whole.

Some pieces no matter how much glue you stick to it, it will not stay,
instead it falls to the ground insisting on not being part of the whole, no matter what.

Then there are those, that no matter how gingerly you handle them, they'll cut you no sooner you pick them up.

Ahh but from afar... it is beautiful, peaceful and the envy of all who see it.

So the next time you are feeling vulnerable and insecure about the argument you just had with your _____(<~~~fill in the blank).
Think about the mosaic and know it's this kind of unevenness, discord and challenge that makes your picture more beautiful.
So step back,
take a few moments
and look....really look at your mosaic and find the beauty.
It's there...it just might be a bit abstract.
peace and love,
Janice