One thing I know to be true is that things are always changing. If you have a bad day or week or are in a slump, there is always a turnaround, an upside, or a positive turn of events coming your way to keep things in balance. Everything dies eventually; including your negative moods, tumultuous emotions, powerless moments, and current hardships.
Having equanimity means you have the power to ride the highs and lows and know that you can stay even-tempered. Life is filled with the coming and going of both pleasure and excitement as well as depression and pain. Phil Stutz likes to say, and I am paraphrasing, that no one will ever be exonerated from hard work, pain, and the uncertainty of life. Thankfully, you will also not be spared from love, friendship, and joy.
Some weeks are hard, some situations are unbearable. Sometimes, you did not choose the path that has been set before you. Many times what ends up on your plate is truly the “luck of the draw”. Accepting that this happens to everyone is essential. Not allowing it to crush you is a virtue in action. However, transcendence is embracing the obstacle and allowing it to transform you into a better person, a person who is more adaptable and capable in the future. Let us all be able to transcend the difficulties thrown our way.
Remember the universe is keeping score and what seems unfair right now may just be leading you to a better, brighter future. Or at the very least, trust that a reprieve is coming soon. Change is inevitable and offers us hope when things are not exactly going our way.