A full month of Meditation - Equanimity

We've talked much over this last month about posture, the mind and body, watching the breath. About awareness vs being led about by your mood and obsessions. About what it means to build a strong foundation. Today, I would like to talk about a word that you may or may not be familiar with; Equanimity.

I haven't been able to post for a while due to several factors. My computer experienced a slow unraveling because of a virus that uninstalled many of my drivers and doorways of access that one would normally enter when trying to proceed on finding a fix. My "my computer" icon disappeared and almost no amount of searching would reveal the "device manager". An online tech support proceeded to do further damage until I at long last took the tower to the local computer fix-it shop. $75 and three hours later it is like having a new computer.
And speaking of fix-it, a family member that is fighting a battle over heroin addiction had to hit rock bottom again before rehab could be presented as a viable option.
A furnace malfunction almost caused our demise years before we were planning to die.
My only source of daily transportation began to run like an old man with pneumonia while my youngest son is also finding it difficult in getting around since his non-collision insured car was totaled during one of our famous New England ice storms.
Sometimes life can be tough.
Equanimity is a place of being that is developed with the aid of meditation. Equanimity helps us to deal constructively with our emotions. You know, those school yard bullies that keep you down. It provides us with the vehicle within which we can flow with change. You know, job loss, health problems, money woes: change.
Keep in mind that we are seeking to build a firm foundation. We are seeking to build (and find) compassion. Compassion for ourselves and for the world around us. It seems a formidable task, eh?
Remember this post? We will be able to experience experience as both the holder and the one being held. Relaxed. Secure. Contentment.
Nice!!!