Abeyance

There’s a difference between being stuck and standing still.  On the outside the two look very much alike, easily mistaken for one another:  In neither case are you moving. On the inside, well, that’s how you can tell; it has everything to do with how you feel.

 

When you’re stuck there’s the angst of wretched frustration, a hopeless resignation that you may be in this exact spot forever, repeated analysis of every conceivable option, doubt that the answer is anywhere to be found, agitation abounds.  When you’re standing still there’s the steady calm of thoughtful contemplation, a knowing assurance that you’ll only be in this place for a moment, careful consideration of the plausible possibilities, a sureness that the answer will come, peace prevails.

In both situations the answer can be right in front of you.  When you’re stuck you can’t bring yourself to make the right call. When you’re standing still you’re just waiting for the right moment.