The Only Way Out is Through: Shallow or Profound?

Jen Wilking
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readApr 25, 2022

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When I first heard “The only way out is through,” it rang useless at best and heartless at worst.

The saying is a paraphrase from A Servant to Servants by Robert Frost.

What he actually said in the poem was:

He says the best way out is always through.
And I agree to that, or in so far…

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Jen Wilking
The Shortform

Yoga & meditation teacher, physical therapist | Feel at home in your body, calm in your mind, & inspired to make an impact | https://jenwilking.com/