Can You Love Your Fate?

May: On LoveMay 25Today's reflection was inspired by another quote from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.We’ve lost a sense of harmony with nature and the rhythm of the stars.Instead of fighting tooth and nail, try to accept, surrender, and love your reality—the “good” and the “bad.” And not in a passive, morose way, rather in a way that empowers you, like paddling down a whitewater river. You don’t try to turn around and force your way upstream against the rocks and churning water to get to where you came from, you work with it, ready for whatever comes your way next, knowing this is the path you’re on—hard and dangerous as it is, it can be beautiful and invigorating all the same. Loving your fate is a difficult concept to wrap your head around, no doubt about it. It’s even harder to put into practice, and this is important: it’s not “loving” something as in, “I’m so happy this happened!” because, of course, horrible things are nothing to be happy about, rather this love is a type of acceptance of the things out of your control and the things written for the story of your life—the only one you’ve got.Reflection title: Can You Love Your Fate?Creative inspiration: Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsReflection Question: Am I loving my fate, or fighting it every step of the way? Is this something I can do, or even agree with?