"The Puzzle Of Life"

                               Back yard beauty fading away fast. 10-7-2016 Perryton, Texas.

                Butterfly still eating from the first flower to the left. 10-7-2016 Perryton, Texas.


A cool day with bright sun visited Perryton today. I’m still enjoying the last fruits of my flowers, although I am a little depressed to see so much of them  dead. The grass is mostly all dead too. I must start adjusting to a shut-in winter. I won’t be getting out much because I don’t like to make long trips by myself in the winter. The weather is too uncertain for that. In our small town there isn’t many places to go to mingle with friends, especially when the weather is cold.

I have always been a self-made, artificial physiologist. I believe most of us fall into that category. Life would be void without at least some of it. The brain needs to work like a cross-word puzzle. Lots of pieces need to be put together to form a distinct scene. The mental puzzles of my brain bring great pleasure, but it only happens when I make myself active to the game. There are many ways I can put a puzzle together. One is to work with paint covering a canvas. Another is to be still and let a thought come to me  that is totally off the wall. We need to start working on that puzzle quickly before the train pulls out. Puzzles from the brain are a continuous effort. It may take a life time to complete some, but we need never to leave them stranded. It’s called “The pursuit of happiness,” and unless we pursue to capture an image we will never be happy. That is saying some puzzles are never completed, but enough is showing to enjoy the fullness there of. Another way to play the puzzle game is to go to bed after a short prayer and bible reading, start mentally singing the old gospel songs that you grew up with, then fall asleep and let your dreams work on the puzzle. The following morning is always so enjoyable, and the day begins with a purpose.

One of my favorite puzzles is the writing of my blog. I never know what I am going to write when I sit down at my computer, but because God told us not to worry about what we will say, He will put words in our mouth or minds, I take Him at His word. Hopefully someone was able to see enough of the puzzle to make a connection. I don’t always see it, but I trust it made sense to someone. So now you see that I have a lot of work to do through the winter. One might call it, “an inside job.” Just hope I can be productive, because I feel like when I am no longer productive, God will call me home. I am trying very hard to follow my calling, and to do it well. I only have to please my Lord. I think I am pleasing him otherwise, I would not be enjoying my life so much. I am aware that I always need to be doing more for Him.

God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp