Which way do you go? Cross roads are before
It’s time for you now to make your choice!
This is one of the songs by Isaac Joe(Movin on) It sounded very relevant to my current situation so I thought I’d start with it. Well, I was at crossroads when I had to choose which team I would go to because the current project was being moved out. I was so confused and the opportunity for the line of work which I was anticipating did not seem to arrive and the situation seemed to be blurred. It was like a walk in the wilderness for me as there were no clear directions or sign posts telling me which way to go. I was all the more confused when different opportunities started coming my way (forks in the road).
If you are someone who knows me well, then you would know that I have some aversion to change, but as we all know Change happens no matter what! So the change that I was expecting for, has happened. I am moving to a new team, under a new manager, with new team mates, new cubicle :(, new projects, new technologies, new stakeholders, new roles, and new responsibilities – all things new! Reminds me of a verse,
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Earlier my career path seemed to be like a wilderness to me but now God has assured me by providing a way in this wilderness! He helped me through the managers and other members in my team to guide me. He shut all the wrong doors and opened this way for me. I thank God for his guidance. It is indeed a new thing that God has done for me. Also one good reminder from this verse is – to forget the former things and not to dwell on the past. Ah, the difficult part!
I usually possess a tendency to compare my previous position to my current position and talk of the good old days. Take the location of my cubicle for instance. Earlier I was in a quiet corner but when I came to my current place which was in a very central area, I found fault with the noise from the pantry and the people who talk in loud voices nearby. Now when I am shifting to a comparatively quieter place, I am trying to find fault with the pantry being so far from desk and due to my place being in a corner, no one will come to visit and have a chat with me! 😦 You see my problem here? Dwelling on the past, thinking of only the positives in the past that is not there in the present and being unhappy about it. Why not think about the good things that the new place has to offer?
Of course I will miss my team, my teammates who are very good friends to me. This team has been the team in which I was there the longest – close to two years. I took a long time initially to bond with others in my team but slowly I got to know others better and now I share a good relation with them. I will never forget the good times and the fun we had together. I will miss those but it doesn’t mean that I have keep dwelling there. It’s time for me to move on!
Thoughts: Hannah's Blog 
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