"This means that your mind is flexible enough to stay calm and steady even in stressful and unpleasant situations. Here are a some suggestions for cultivating this sublime state of mind. Learn to live well despite your limitations. In 2001, I became chronically ill after contracting what appeared to be a routine viral infection. Today, my doctor calls me a "long hauler," a term that came into use when people didn't (for haven't) recovered fully from a bout with Covid."
"Over time, I realized that everyone's life has its share of sorrows, and the only way I could find joy again was to stop trying to change circumstances over which I had no control. This meant I had to "start where I was," to paraphrase Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron. I started with a body that didn't feel well and lacked stamina. With this as my starting point, I looked around to see what I could do with my life within those limitations."
Equanimity means mental calmness and evenness of temper that allows the mind to remain flexible, calm, and steady in stressful and unpleasant situations. Learning to live well despite limitations reduces additional mental suffering caused by resisting unchangeable circumstances. Starting from current capacities enables finding meaningful activity within constraints. Creative and meditative pursuits such as writing, crochet, embroidery, and oil pastel painting can be practiced adaptively from bed or a lounger and provide joy and purpose. Self-compassion remains essential to soothe difficulties and sorrows and to preserve calmness and steadiness of mind.
Read at Psychology Today
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]