LXXXXIII. What You’re Avoiding Is the Way Forward
Rivers are easiest to cross at their source.
“Enough of this miserable, whining life. Stop monkeying around! Why are you troubled? What’s new here? What’s so confounding? The one responsible? Take a good look. Or just the matter itself? Then look at that. There’s nothing else to look at. And as far as the gods go, by now you could try being more straightforward and kind. It’s the same, whether you’ve examined these things for a hundred years, or only three.” — Marcus Aurelius
You already know what you’ve been avoiding. You know, as the Roman writer and playwright, Publius Syrus wrote, “Rivers are easiest to cross at their source.”
Maybe it’s the books and articles you promised you’d read to get better. Or the job you’ve outgrown but still cling to because it’s safe. Maybe it’s the resentment you have toward people who didn’t help you when you needed them. Or that empty feeling inside, when on the fourth bender in a week, that tells you something’s missing. It could be a skill you know would help yo…
