Preparing For Something That Never Comes

Have you ever been baffled by impending doom that fizzles into nothing?

I don't know how else to explain it except for seeing a big storm cloud approaching - you make an effort to get inside somewhere, you flip on the tv to watch the weather report, and you check out the window frequently to see what's happening. Then, next thing you know, the sun is cracking through the clouds and soon after that the dark clouds just seem to disappear, as if they were never there in the first place.

It's an odd feeling but a great one, right? It puts a smile on your face.

I don't know what it is but I have had a few moments like that at work - a big project that looks complicated and like it will need intensive work, but then things simply work out and everything is fine. What was originally needed is found in some form and the crisis has dissipated.

Actually, it's a very good thing because it means to me that you're ready with a defense, willing and able to attack a problem, and by looking at the problem from all sides first (strategy!) an alternate way is found.

So here's to the storms that just pass over...it means a bright, sunny day. :)