Integration in our Everyday

As a child, I remember going over to a family friend’s house that always had a puzzle out on the table. Every day, they would walk by that puzzle, pick up a piece, spin it as they studied it against the propped up box top, then gently tap it in place. If it didn’t fit, they’d set it back down and slowly walk away. The large puzzle with all its scattered pieces would sit unfinished for months, but eventually, 5 minutes at a time, the puzzle was complete.

Drove me nuts. I can remember even as a young kid wanting that puzzle to be finished immediately. But not my family friends. It was the daily satisfaction of one little piece finding its place that brought them joy, not the completion of the puzzle.