For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin--real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

Alfred D'Souza in Seven Choices: Taking the Steps to New Life After Losing Someone You Love by Elizabeth Harper Neeld

 

To Practice This Thought:
Name the most persistent obstacles in your life.

 

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