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Finding Freedom Through Life’s Greatest Obstacles
I had a stroke in 2023, aged 44. Still, nobody knows why.
When the stroke hit, my world collapsed into a maze of hospital corridors and rehabilitation rooms. The simplest tasks became mountains to climb, and hope felt as distant as my former life.
During those long hours of recovery, I re-read a book I had read a few years ago: Ryan Holiday’s “The Obstacle is the Way.” The situation I found myself in gave a completely different light to the book, and I wouldn’t be underestimating things to say that the book didn’t just change how I viewed my situation — it transformed how I approached every challenge that followed.
Its words hit home immediately: “You will encounter obstacles in life—fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure.”
Reading these lines from my hospital bed, I began to see my stroke not just as a catastrophe but as an opportunity for transformation.
The Book That Changed Everything
“The Obstacle is the Way” isn’t just a catchy title — it’s an ancient philosophy repackaged for modern challenges.
