Persistent Puzzle

My family is going through a transitory phase - we cannot decide whether to leave my father-in-law, who has dementia at an Eldercare Facility during the day. 

The decision is tough. On the one hand, there is a feeling of neglect - understandably so. On the other, no one at home has the expertise to care for him themselves.

My father-in-law's stubbornness makes it tougher to decide. 

And there we have a persistent puzzle - how do we decide between what is best and managing feelings?

Not to trivialize the situation, but it takes a weighing of options, being adaptable, a trust of the self, and yes, being tough when the situation calls for it. 

And that's the nature of life -it's a persistent puzzle that cannot be solved at once. 

We take it a day at a time. Enjoy these cinquains. 

Puzzle

Persists, insists

Pieces scattered and hard to find

An every-present conundrum

To solve

Puzzle

Fits in all ways

One must choose the angle

And change fluid form when needed

To fix.