Facing Obstacles

The obstacle in the path becomes the path.

Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

Most of our obstacles are internal, not external.

Instead of opposing enemies, we have internal tension.

We have professional frustration.

We have unmet expectations.

We have learned helplessness.

And we still have the same overwhelming emotions humans have always had: grief, pain, loss.

Desperation, despair, fear, powerlessness—these reactions are functions of our perceptions.

You must realize: Nothing makes us feel this way; we choose to give in to such feelings.

"Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been." —MARCUS AURELIUS