Who likes doing jigsaws?
How do you start?
Most people, I think, look for the straight edges and corners first – of course, there are different ways of doing jigsaws but for me, this helps me to provide a framework to sort out what is often a complex picture.
I remember once, doing a jigsaw of an alpine scene full of different colours of lupins but actually, they were all shades of purples, mauves and pinks, with lots of snowy peaks and clear blue sky. The way I tackled this was to look for the corners and the straight bits in order to put the picture together.
It’s an analogy that doesn’t necessarily work for everyone, but it works for me.
The whole thing about health appears to be quite a complex thing with many different approaches, some of which are helpful and others are downright misleading; so when I look at health in its broadest context, as it applies to me, I think of the health jigsaw.
Over the years of my specific interest, I have discovered that although I may not have the full big picture, getting the corners and most of the straight bits, certainly helps me to understand more.