Four of Swords, St Croix Tarot

Forced rest!

Maybe your like me, not yet fully knowing when you should 'step back' or 'stop pushing forward' - probably because you're also colored by this modern society of ours that willpower and the ability to 'get after what we want' are such noble attributes.
And that discomfort also is something to 'get away from', or a matter of rearranging other circumstances or even - trying to change people around us in one way or another.

Then the universe gallantly arranges periods of 'enforced rest' for us :)
It might something being cancelled or delayed, or some sort of dis-ease (of course making us restless ;) ).
Someone not calling, answering, getting back.
Etc.

Which (most likely) aren't signs for us to begin chasing or finding 'work-arounds'.
But to pause.
And ask ourselves why we feel 'held back' by circumstances.
Circumstances just being what they are.

What is it we can't or wont accept circumstances being what they are?
Why?
Why are our minds so obsessed with changing them, and pushing us to continually moving and doing?

And/or, if we're in a period of rest and contemplation, when do we have the strength to 'go back out'.
Again, do we have the awareness to know when, or do we let circumstances, others or our Shadows ("weaknesses") to make the decision for us?
Thinking we ought to, that we should, that we're X if we not.

Finding, and actually walking, our own path takes quite the courage.
And many pauses, for reflection.

Synchronicities is a common sign we're on the right track, and we have to be quite alert to catch them!

Deck: #StCroixTarot
Theme: "Sensing your own path/synchronicity as a guide"