DW's Blog
Don’t Mind Me, I’m Only Dying Slow
by DW Green — November 17, 2021

Every person is born with a death sentence. Each second that passes by is one you’ll never get back.
Read More – I Owe, I Owe…
...read moreBehold, Now As Ever
by DW Green — November 10, 2021

Love of fate: the welcoming of all life’s experiences as good.
Read More – A.W.E.
...read moreHope And Fear Are The Same
by DW Green — November 3, 2021

Love of fate: the welcoming of all life’s experiences as good.
Read More – Getting to Know You
...read moreYou Choose The Outcome
by DW Green — October 27, 2021

Acceptance isn’t passive.
Read More – Motivating the Motivator
...read moreAll Is Fluid
by DW Green — October 20, 2021

The universe is in a constant state of change.
Someone Else Is Spinning The Thread
by DW Green — October 13, 2021

Unexpected events can be good as well as bad/
Read More – Hype Expectations Vs Reality
...read moreNot Good, Nor Bad
by DW Green — October 6, 2021

It’s only our opinion that says something is good or bad (and thus worth fighting against or fighting for).
Read More – Attitude
...read moreAccepting What Is.
by DW Green — September 29, 2021

Amor fati (a love of fate).
Something happened that we wish had not. Which of these is easiest to change: our opinion or the event that is past?
The answer is obvious. Accept what happened and change your wish that it had not happened. Stoicism calls this the “art of acquiescence”—to accept rather than fight every little thing.
And most practiced Stoics take it a step further. Instead of simply accepting what happens, they urge us to actually enjoy what has happened—whatever it is. Nietzsche, many centuries later, coined the perfect expression to capture this idea: amor fati (a love of fate). It’s not just accepting, it’s loving everything that happens.
To wish for what has happened to happen is a clever way to avoid disappointment because nothing is contrary to your desires. But to actually feel gratitude for what happens? To love it? That’s a recipe for happiness and joy.
Read More – Youthful Enthusiasm
...read moreShow the Qualities You Were Made For
by DW Green — September 22, 2021

There are positive qualities that you can develop that don’t depend on genetic accidents.
It’s easy to blame our circumstances. One person curses that they weren’t born taller, another that they’re not smarter, with a different complexion, or born on a different country. It’d be hard to find a single person on this planet—from supermodels on down—who doesn’t think they’re deficient in at least some way. But whatever your perceived deficits are, remember that there are positive qualities that you can develop that don’t depend on genetic accidents.
You have the choice to be truthful. You have the choice to be dignified. You can choose to endure. You can choose to be happy. You can choose to be grateful. You can choose to be thrifty. You can choose to be kind to others. You can choose to be free. You can persist under difficult odds. You can avoid trafficking in gossip. You can choose to be gracious.
And honestly, aren’t the traits that are the result of effort and skill more impressive anyway?
Read More – Training
...read moreThe Benefit of Kindness
by DW Green — September 15, 2021

As always, we’re going to focus on what we can control.