April 1 – “The move”

Boy, have I ever been blear-eyed over the last few days.  Not just from allergies, either, although that has most certainly been a struggle as well.  This moving into a new computer is just as bad as moving into a new house.  Packing up which files to take and which to leave.  Getting the important stuff moved over first and getting them set up and in just the right place so they fit in with their new surroundings.  Finally moving in and actually using things, only to discover that you need that one file after all, which means a trip down nostalgia lane back into the old computer to isolate it and make that transfer. 

And inevitably, while inside, something will jump out at you that you didn’t notice before, or that you thought you sold at the garage sale, and you just have to have it.  And then of course there are those things that just refuse to “fit” in the new space.  They just won’t cooperate in the new system.  That means calling in an interior decorator (aka tech support) to see what changes need to happen in the space or, heaven forbid, in that indispensable program.  Which leads to hours on the phone and at the keyboard until finally the one tiny piece of data that was missing suddenly shows up out of nowhere in a casual, “if that doesn’t work you could try this” messsage, causing you to wonder why they didn’t simply lead with that in the first place. 

And when the move is finally complete, when you can finally sit down and actually enjoy the upgrades in your life, you begin to notice all the little pieces of the New that just don’t quite measure up to the Old.  Did you make the right decision?  Did you really need to make this move?  Is it too late to go back? 

Of course it’s too late.  The positives outweigh the negatives.  Put your decision-making insecurities in your back pocket, have a seat on them, and forge ahead.  Learn new things.  Adapt.  Enjoy the wonders of the new experience.  And meanwhile, indulge your nostalgic side by being of assistance to someone who is just now going where you have already been.  Remember, Chris now needs to learn how to use your old computer.  And she feels the same way you do.  But you have “all the answers.”  So here’s to sharing …

Psalms 13:5-6 says, “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.  I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.”

Father, help Chris on her journey into the world of her “new” computer.  Amen.