The Importance of Acceptance and Appreciation

The Stoics teach us that it is important to practice amor fati, that we learn to love our fate. The universe doesn't care how you feel about it, so doing your best to love what gets sent your way is a way to keep yourself from feeling overwhelmed when big changes come. In many ways, all the hard things that have happened to me have pushed me to step up and take more responsibility for my life. Change is never painful, only your resistance to change is painful. Buddhist proverb.