Just when you think

Just when you think you have it all figured out ..

You're feeling comfortable in your skin and things seem perfectly aligned, in their nooks and crannies where they belong ... or where you think they belong because you like it that way, and you're walking along feeling good about the world ..

something shifts.  You can almost hear the tumblers ..

It's not that it really affects you all that much. It's like a little rowboat floating peacefully alongside all the others tied up at the dock.  Then something bumps it (ever so slightly) and it turns just a little bit, enough to set all the other boats rocking .. which in turn, causes the inevitable ripples.

Now your skin doesn't feel so comfortable anymore.  It has nothing to do with you, but things are just a little skewed and off balance and your head feels a little odd and your stomach a little knotted, and you know you just have to put your deck shoes on, walk upright and hope no one can tell you're feeling seasick.

Because, before you know it, things will realign, you'll be stuffing new nooks and crannies and thinking you have it all figured out again .. for a season.