Amor Fati: Making Peace with Your Past and Shifting Trajectory

The speaker experienced a shift in mindset when they were exposed to the concept of 'Amor Fati' during a semester abroad in Rome. It allowed them to embrace the idea of loving one's fate, rather than resisting it. This shift enabled them to let go of the desire to be a 'normal teenager' and to instead find freedom in shaping their own story. The encounter with Italian philosophy, particularly the works of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Stoicism, played a crucial role in this transformation. It taught the speaker the importance of making peace with their past and choosing to find meaning and empowerment in their experiences.