Amor fati (a love of fate)

From a young age, we desire for everything to happen exactly the way we wish it would. When it doesn't, the usual impulse is to get sad or angry, disappointed and even depressed. If you are feeling this state, ask yourself, 'What am I not accepting here?'. The stoics have a powerful tool whereby they simply accept what happens, allowing life to flow as it will. It's having the understanding and awareness that we don't have control of every event in this universe and choosing to find what they can be grateful about what has happened. The expression, amor fati (a love of fate) captures well the idea of accepting and loving everything that happens. Change your thinking, and you'll change your life!