I never thought of myself as a builder. I try to follow maps or blueprints, they always lead me astray. Patterns never seem to make sense to me, and my sense of symmetry always leaves things lopsided. But I've been building for a long time now. Piecing together a family from two dysfunctional places, putting together a sense of friendship from people near and far, pasting together a vision of a future that leaves the world better for children but still has time for my own goals and building an identity from separate parts.
Just recently, I resolved to make a mosaic from these broken pieces. To let them come together to make light. It is a noble goal, but sometimes, not so easy.
