Never a Good Time

Life can play cruel tricks on you. Things can change in an instant, and it seems like these changes always occur at the worst times. Of course, many people say there is never a good time for things like this.

I’ve always hated it when people said that statement. The truth is that there are better times than others.

I was just starting to feel like I was climbing out of a long, dark tunnel. One that I’ve been duly climbing for the last year. The massive projects at work that I’ve been sweating blood over have finally been launched. The initial reviews are overwhelmingly positive. Things are looking up. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s time to:

…bask in success and prepare for the next stage.

…quit working all hours of the day and night.

…Change!

Wait, what was that last one? Change? Seriously?

This week has been packed — participating in back-to-back meetings all day long, attending long rehearsals for the play, doing more work after I get home, coordinating activities for our One Life young married’s group at church, and trying to come up with music for the play, then practice it. I’m not getting much sleep because there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get it all done. Our weekend won’t offer any opportunity for relaxation either. It’s already booked solid with church and drama activities. And now to top it all off…drum roll…I’m sick!

With all of this happening, the last thing I needed was a significant change, but it came whether I wanted it or not. My team is reorganizing, and I have a new boss — surprise, surprise! Now I get to start all over again with someone new — oh the joy.

Not all of it is bad, there are some positive elements, but as much as I hate to say it, “there’s never a good time for this type of thing to happen.”