In life, sometimes we reach a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that is blocking our path towards what we want.
Sometimes there are so many obstacles that we don't 
know which one to tackle first.
Oftentimes, when feeling overwhelmed with the obstacles that surround us in every direction, we reach an impasse within ourselves. We call this 'between a rock and a hard place'.
During these times in our lives, we are often afraid to make a move, for fear of making the wrong one. There is one certainty though, if we don't make a move, life will definitely make a move for us.
Life is not a chess game, and the only stalemate we ever reach in life, is at the moment when we pass from our earthly existence.
It is during these seeming impasses that come our way in life, when we are forced to make a move, that what we are made of is tested.
At these places on the path, where it seems impossible to make a move, we have no choice but to make a move. So how do we know which one to make?
Where does our guidance come from when we've explored all of the possibilities and none of them seem to fit?
What do we do?
We wait.
We give it a tiny bit of time.
Oftentimes a door will open suddenly in a place we never expected it to, right when we are at the very end of our rope and feeling that this fugue state will go on forever.
Sometimes, the universe will show us a new path, a new route that we just weren't able to see before and sometimes this new 
path is so filled with light and ease of traveling, that we are overcome with amazement at how the universe works.
It is during these times of being in limbo that our faith is tested the most.
Our faith in ourselves, our faith in a loving universe, our faith that all things work out towards the good in the end. How do we reach this place of discovery sooner, rather than later?
We renew our communication with a loving universe.
We open up those communication channels we have with the intelligent life force that surrounds us and is within us. We speak to that intelligent life force, whoever or whatever we deem that life force to be.
We go to places that are uncomplicated and listen for answers.
Sometimes they are beaches where waves quietly lap the shores and gulls cry out in the damp afternoon air. Sometimes they are shady paths through ancient cedar woods where the steady drilling of a woodpecker reminds us that there is a consistency and pattern to life, and that we are not left out of it.
Sometimes they are quiet garden benches in parks where bees and butterflies go about their work of gathering the offerings of flowers.
If we search within ourselves, we always know where the right place is for us.
We take repose from the thinking and the analyzing and the questioning that the impasse has thrust upon us. We put aside the various facts and accept that no matter how hard we labour with the questions, we won't yet come up with the answers, for we haven't yet been given all of the pieces of the puzzle.
We trust ourselves and learn to be ok with settling gently into the impasse, but only for the time being.
We trust that this is exactly where we need to be, at this moment in time, and that soon more of the picture will be revealed to us, and we will be lifted gently up and a lamp will appear, showing us the way once more.
©2008JoSmith
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Royal Lepage ProAlliance Realty, Brokerage, in Belleville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.QuinteRegionRealEstate.com
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Jo, I am so in agreement with all your points. Repose and solitude better allow us to hear our inner voice. We ARE exactly where we are supposed to be at a moment in time. I call the moving forward connecting the dots into an uncertain future. Nothing is guaranteed. You move in the direction you want to go once you figure that out and doors start to open. Very well written and illustrated piece. Kudos to you.