The Daily Stoic No, This Is The Mission | Kindness Is Always The Right Response
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May 12, 2026 A reflection on turning obstacles into your mission and using challenges as fuel for growth. A discussion of why sincere kindness is a disciplined, powerful response to hostility. Historical examples show nonviolence and kindness transforming violent encounters. A call to choose kindness over retaliation and observe how it changes outcomes.
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The Obstacle Is The Mission
- The obstacle becomes the mission when life changes your plans and intentions.
- Ryan Holiday cites Marcus Aurelius: the mind adapts and converts the obstacle to its own purposes so the mission itself shifts into the impediment.
Choosing Shopify Was A Pivotal Business Decision
- Ryan recalls choosing Shopify for Daily Stoic and The Painted Porch as a pivotal business decision.
- He notes they've used Shopify for over a decade and consider it essential to their success and growth.
Sincere Kindness Is Invincible
- Sincere kindness disarms malice and is effective only when it's genuine, not performative.
- Marcus Aurelius' Meditations frames kindness as invincible when sincere and capable of changing the malicious person's behavior.
