Yesterday, my son and I spent the best part of 5 hours assembling our new garden furniture.  ‘Attach bar A to frame B with K,L, &N..’   Apart from needing to reverse the odd bit and go out and buy some missing bolts, we done pretty good.  However, despite illustrations, labels and instructions, I always struggle to get these things to come out right.

Unfortunately Life comes with no instructions, no illustrations and no labels. We have to put it together despite all this.  We have three young adults who are currently working out what that means for them, but I well remember being little clearer than they are when I was mid-career.  Luckily I did find my way, but Life comes with no Satnav.  So how do we work out how the various bits fit together?

Well it helps to have a plan, but I think it is even more important to listen to out inner voice about what feels right.  In real life (luckily!) bit A doesn’t have to slot into bit B, it just has to work for us.  Put it together as best you can and if it isn’t working, try something a bit different until it feels right to you.

“Plan out your life on paper but live your life by your heart”  Warren DeMike