Life as a Puzzle...
- Iman Bakhache
- Apr 20
- 2 min read

Have you ever tried finishing a puzzle only to realize there’s one piece missing?
A tiny piece sometimes holds the key to the whole picture. No matter how small or seemingly insignificant, the final image will always feel incomplete without it, just like life.
I shared a reel on social media showing how life situations can be just like a puzzle, and I want to take a moment here to explore that thought even deeper.
Each of us is working on a unique puzzle, our lives.
Each challenge, joyful moment, heartbreak, lesson, and turning point is a piece of that puzzle. And just like in real puzzles, we don’t always see how the pieces will fit.
Some feel confused.
Some even look like they don’t belong.
But eventually, they reveal their purpose.
We often wish we could skip the hard parts: the heartbreak, the failures, the disappointments. But what if those were the corner pieces? The foundation that gives the full picture shape?
Just like a puzzle, we can’t see the complete image without placing each piece in its time and place.
Not all pieces come at once.
Sometimes we find a few that easily connect: maybe our career, or a loving friendship and we start to feel confident. Then, we hit a piece that doesn’t seem to fit anywhere. And we question ourselves.
But what if life is simply asking us to be patient?
Just like in puzzles, sometimes we have to step back, breathe, and reflect:
What pieces of your life feel like they don’t fit right now?
When did you go through something that didn’t make sense in the past, but now you see it was essential?
Which “tough” puzzle piece are you learning to embrace?
What might the big picture of your life look like when all the pieces come together?
Remember… No Piece Is Random.
Allow yourself to trust the process, even if you can’t see the full image.
Every moment you’ve lived, even the ones you’d rather forget, has shaped you.
So instead of rushing to complete your puzzle…
Cherish each piece.
Let it teach you.
Let it guide you.
Let it remind you that without it, your life’s picture wouldn’t be whole.
You are a masterpiece in the making.
Every single piece matters.
THINK ABOUT IT…
I enjoyed this blog so much (but then again, I have enjoyed every single one so far :))
A lot of the content you mentioned resonated with me and I just need to learn how to set certain goals and trust the process! Your step by step approach, simplifies things and makes challenges easy to overcome or at least attainable!! Thank you for the continued uplifting advice :)