"All creativity and dedication aside, after we’ve tried, some obstacles may turn out to be impossible to overcome. Some actions are rendered impossible, some paths impassable. Some things are bigger than us. This is not necessarily a bad thing. **Because we can turn that obstacle upside down, too, simply by using it as an opportunity to practice some other virtue or skill—even if it is just learning to accept that bad things happen, or practicing humility**." ([Location 1524](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=1524)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[obstacle-is-the-way]], [[adversity]], [[training]], [[mindfulness]], [[humility]], **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]]