During his lifetime, Adrian Fisher, the award-winning maze designer, has designed over 700 mazes across 36 different countries — hedge mazes, mirror mazes, cornfield mazes, wooden fence mazes, water mazes, and more.

I don’t know much about maze craft myself, but apparently, there are a variety of elements in mazes — things like blind alleys, dead ends, curves, and bottlenecks — and a good maze designer will use these features to guide the participants toward a fun treasure at the center or toward some whimsical escape.

Mazes, when you’re in the middle of them, might seem random or confusing, but good mazes have an intentionally intricate and delightful design.

If your own life currently feels confusing or maze-like, there are three truths, inspired by on AM1160 in Chicago. You can preorder her upcoming children’s book, Big Feeling Days: A Book About Hard Things, Heavy Emotions, and Jesus’ Love, and find and follow her @aubsamp on Instagram. Go to aubreysampson.com for more.