From the course: Boost Resilience with Mindfulness

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Equanimity

Equanimity

- [Narrator] We live amidst the whirling of the galaxies and the turning of the seasons. Our lives too bring ever-changing days, some filled with ease and some with difficulty. We all have times when we face conflict or illness, divorce, or the loss of a client, a patient, a friend, a loved one, or when we simply worry about where the world is going. We know in a daily way, the ups and downs of finances, the ever shifting demands at work, the new challenges, the successes and failures. Yet, we also know we're part of something greater. Life has given birth to us. We're part of the generation of humanity now on earth, not separate from the whole. As the famous Ojibwe saying goes, "Sometimes I go about pitying myself, when all the while, I'm being carried by great winds across the sky." Mindfulness brings a spacious perspective and a composure amidst the turning of the seasons. As you learn to trust mindfulness to receive all…

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