This is the title of a book by Mary O'Malley. Though the book is not about mindfulness, her offerings in the book many points of connection to mindfulness.
I find that just the title of the book is a powerful phrase to remind us of mindfulness when we fall off the tracks. I have heard many people saying "this situation is getting in the way of my life" or "I can't get on with my life until this changes."
You might stop and ponder: what is "in your way" today:
a job you don't like and would like to leave?
a house or neighborhood you would like to move out of?
a relationship with a partner that is in crisis?
a parent or child whose needs are getting in the way of you being able to live your life?
a recent medical condition that doesn't allow you to do things you want to?
Several of my teachers have offered a similar sentiment when they said that every moment is an opportunity to grow. That also connects to a statement that has been around for a long time: When someone was encountering a major challenge, they would say "Another Frigging Growth Opportunity." Sometimes they would just say, "damn, an AFGO." I have found both of these phrasings to be helpful over the years.
However I love the simplicity of "What's in the way is the way." This leads to the question: what is the way if what's in the way is the way? For a Buddhist, the way is the path he laid out. However, for others the way is the teachings of Christ, Muhammed, Hinduism, and so on.
I find that when I remember "What's in the way is the way," I take a few breaths and I feel a real softening of the hardness that I am dealing with. Then some teachings, that are helpful to me, come to mind, for example, letting go, loving-kindness, the choice that comes when I feel that pause between stimulus and response.
Does the title of the book, or the phrasing from my teachers or AFGO appeal to you? Or do you have other helpful tools when life presents a "this is in my way" challenge?