Over the summer I picked up a strange, yet satisfying activity, the Rubik's Cube. You know, the challenging, six sided puzzle that is considered IMPOSSIBLE to solve. It all started at work. I was an electronics associate at Walmart and as you can imagine, it can get really slow at times. One of my co-workers, one of the coolest nerds I know, whipped the cube out one night and solved it within a minute. Like anyone, I was astonished with what I saw, and begged for her to teach me the "trick". After a few days of explaining and practicing I solved the cube, with her assistance of course. The sense of accomplishment flooded my body and since then I haven't been able to put the cube down!

But this article isn't just about the Rubik's Cube, but how I applied the tips and tricks of solving the cube to life.

When solving the cube you have to first pick a color that you want to start with, once you pick a side you have to understand how to build the cube. Contrary to what people believe, the key to solving the cube isn't simply making each color match, you have to solve the cube in tiers/levels.

Just like life, in order to build and complete your goals you have to start with a foundation, and coincidentally in the Rubik's Cube the foundation is the cross. When growing up, having some sort of faith to guide you helps build you into a better person. After making the cross, the cube is solved using numerous algorithms that require shifts, turns, and spins. Just like in life, we will go through many trials and tribulations that will send us to shift, turn, and spin.

After each tier is completed in the Rubik's Cube, you move to the next until you get to the very top tier. And the last step of the cube is the same exact step from the beginning, using the algorithm of the cross. After completing each step in life, we grow and step onto the next level of life. And when the time comes for us to leave Earth, we will start over again.