For the past two weeks, with the way the holidays fell this year, I've felt like life was kind of all over the place.
I'd wake up in the morning, groggy, and at first not knowing what day it was or whether I had to work or not. One day was a holiday the next day was a work day. I was back at work for three days after New Years and all of a sudden it was Friday when it felt like Wednesday.
It was a nice mixture of work and play though, and time spent with people I love. And way too many great meals and sweet treats. Maybe it was all the sugar that contributed to this feeling of discombobulation?
I don't generally operate well in a state of confusion. I tend to like things fairly organized. I was out of my comfort zone for sure.
As I move forward into 2019, I realize I need to get used to this feeling, as there's a ton more uncertainty coming my way.
I close on my new home in just a few weeks, so that will bring a huge life change for me and my boys.
Work will be even more challenging as we try to stabilize after our merger in 2018. New, complicated projects, competing priorities and continued growth will stretch my leadership skills.
My oldest son will get his driver's license this year (I actually think that might be scarier than the other two)!
To keep this all in perspective, I reflect on other times in life where the new year has brought with it a lot of uncertainty and change. Somehow I have survived all of those years and learned from them.
A friend posted on Facebook yesterday that 1999 was 20 years ago.
20 years!?!? Let that sink in...
Remember the craze around Y2K? We all thought the world would end, computers would crash and we’d be launched back into the dark ages. But nothing happened at midnight that New Year's Eve. The clock turned 12:00 and we all survived.
And look at the technology we have now, far superior than anything we had back then.
I guess the moral of the story is that uncertainty is a part of life, just like change and tough choices.
Embrace the haze.
Feel your way through it if you can't see clearly.
Forge a path that is right for you.
And when you come to a clearing, sit back, relax and enjoy the view.