Stoic Coffee Break

When you find yourself in a challenging situation, how much time do you spend wishing things were different than they are? Do you get stuck in thinking how it’s not fair? What if instead of wanting to things to be other than what they are, we worked with what we have? What kind of change could you have in your life and in the lives of others if you instead focused on what you could do? How much time and frustration would you save yourself?Today I want to talk about how taking action, even if it’s just a small one, can help get you on the path of moving through challenges.“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”— Theodore RooseveltOne of my favorite movies and sequels of all times is The Bourne Identity with Matt Damon. One of the things I love so much about it is how Jason Bourne is always looking for what he can do. While his character has training that most of us never will go through, what makes Bourne so good at surviving, is this ability to improvise. He has trained his mind to approach any