Do you ever feel like life is an endless series of transition and recalibration? Like we barely make it through one holiday or event when we find ourselves in the midst of another demanding situation or challenging season. We catch our breath just in time for another wave to hit.
Our bodies have an inner autopilot (homeostasis) that restores balance in response to external stress. It automatically regulates our blood sugar, hormones, and heart rate. We don’t even have to think about it!
Mental or emotional harmony, is a more conscious process known as equanimity. It stabilizes us and helps us to weather the storms of life. Amid hectic schedules, successes, failures, celebrations, or crises, equanimity is our ability to return to our center.
Life is full of paradoxical experiences that intermingle and coexist. Broadening our perspective helps us to realize that everything belongs— struggle and ease, conflict and compassion, chaos and peace. Equanimity helps us remain receptive and flexible. It provides a foundation, a firm and fertile ground from which to grow. Beyond survival, resilience is what happens when we not only endure the storm but are changed by it. Equanimity anchors us. Resilience transforms us.
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