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The obstacle is not a detour; it is part of the road.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations · paraphrase
What it means today

We think of obstacles as things in the way of the path. The Stoic sees them as the path itself. The thing blocking you is the thing training you.

Try this todayTreat one obstacle today as part of the road, not a detour from it.
Today’s questionWhat obstacle am I resenting, that is actually the road?
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