Confusion

Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier (attendant) during the reign of Nero and believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel. One of his more notable quotes is about our tendency to meet new situations by reorganizing: "...and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization."

Welcome to Reorganization 101; I'm your host, Fred Tabacchi.

Recent weeks have found me reorganizing things along lines that keep shifting and changing, requiring more reorganizing and creating, you guessed it, a sense of confusion, inefficiency and downright depression.

It is not all bad, trust me. It is just...a lot.

A relatively simple project to replace a door on the rear of our house turned into a several thousand dollar repair and a gaping opening in the wall for a few weeks, all for the want of the builder having done it correctly the first time.

I finished my MBA, which is a good thing, but I will admit to the completion of the program did not bring the sense of relief I was expecting. Instead, it was as if I had come to the jarring end of a fast roller coaster ride.

My employment situation is fluid and keeps changing. Lots of deep breaths and happy thoughts will get us through this, I know it, but still it is disheartening and uncertain.

All of this will pass, I am sure of it. And in the overall scheme of things, these are little bumps in the road.  The next great adventure is waiting for us. Until then, I will fight the urge to reorganize and spend less time worrying and more time being thankful.