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Ever feel like life keeps throwing pebbles at your window, and you’re too busy to look up? We dig into why trying to run the universe leaves us stressed and isolated, and how a small but radical mindset shift—faith that we’re created with purpose—turns daily setbacks into guidance instead of grief.

We start with the high cost of control: the always-busy, never-present grind that treats every interruption as an enemy. From a missing button to a frightening diagnosis, tribulations arrive in all sizes. Rather than powering through, we explore how to read these moments as messages. A pilot’s navigation lesson brings it home: drift is normal, course checks are essential, and sometimes you double your correction to intercept the original path before returning to centre.

That same logic lives in Maimonides’ approach to character. If you’re off on stinginess, anger, or impatience, don’t aim for a tiny correction—swing to the opposite for a season. Give more than feels comfortable. Practise calm longer than feels natural. Wait attentively when you want to rush. Like a pendulum, exaggerated practice helps you settle into a healthy middle, far from both extremes. We share concrete steps, from defining opposite behaviours to using everyday irritations as training cues, so you can build balance with intention.

The takeaway is simple and strong: success is the centre. Faith anchors the frame, tribulations provide feedback, and disciplined overcorrection brings you back to who you’re meant to be. If this conversation moved you, hit follow, share it with someone who needs a reframe, and leave a quick review so others can find it. What trait are you swinging to rebalance this week?

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