ADAM OLSEN -- A key to success on the other puzzles, I'm trying to solve, will always be persistence, positivity and belief that all the pieces are on the table
I have been taking the time to learn about myself. However, as I near my 44th birthday, I'm still a complex puzzle that requires patience, long-suffering and stick-to-it-iveness to figure out. Totem In The Mist We are not born with an operating manual and, adding to the challenge, are the countless influences of all the other humans around us who are also trying to figure out how to best optimize their operations as well. It really set in on me when one of my children was having challenges balancing their emotional response, to a disappointment; euphemism for having a melt down. It was becoming increasingly clear that I did not have the necessary skills to de-escalate the situation as I would have liked. The last thing I wanted was for a counsellor much later in life to uncover this particular event as the root of "the problem." Understanding how to get the best performance out of our minds and bodies is a process of trial and err...