Equanimity in times of joy / Ecuanimidad en tiempos de alegría [Eng/Esp]
Greetings everyone, this week for the initiative of our colleague @calumam, we had to express whatever we want with the word "Equanimity", it is worth mentioning that this is the 7th edition and so far there are very good and interesting entries, I invite you to participate with the following link https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@calumam/pob-word-of-the-week-equanimity-007.
I can say in summary, that equanimity is to have emotional and psychological balance despite external factors or situations of strong emotions, thanks to what I have read from my colleagues so far. All the entries have seemed interesting and have caught my attention, some more than others. I want to mention and highlight @clicmaster's post (https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@clicmaster/another-equanimity-post-if-you-are-not-going-to-contradict-something-skip-this-article) which explains in detail and with very good examples term, although it has enough text it is worth reading each paragraph, I recommend you to read it in full. Another post I want to highlight is the one created by @kevinnag58 (https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@kevinnag58/five-simple-words-saved-me-pob-word-of-the-week-equanimity-007) with his keywords to maintain Equanimity "It is what it is", I invite you to read it too.
Now, there is a lot of talk about maintaining that emotional balance in spite of the negative, how our childhood, our present with the world situation, breakups, injustices, illnesses, among many other negative factors depress us and detract from our joy or life. But I have not yet seen an entry that talks about maintaining equanimity even in very exciting positive experiences.
Another example, a person with a decent judgment, responsible, without any kind of vice, balanced one could say, with the dream of being able to attend a "Tomorrowland" type event that lasts several days, I have never gone just in case, and manages to attend with his friends, I imagine the excitement of being there and seeing his favorite artists, and meeting new people from all over the world, at that moment he loses control of his emotions and I think he would not think clearly when making some decisions, carried away by music, alcohol, maybe even some drug? Who knows, he no longer has emotional control. (Source jpg https://unsplash.com/photos/C6ni9uAva5I).
I had friends who were children of very wealthy parents who lived on a kind of roller coaster, they had everything, they were always excited, nothing bad ever happened to them, but they had no control over themselves and they gradually lost it.
What I mean is that it is not about being equanimous in the face of adversities, negative factors, but also in positive situations, let's not be like the man who, excited because he won the lottery, went to Las Vegas and lost everything. Because most people do not understand equanimity in strong positive emotions.
I would like to read a post or some very strong positive stories where in spite of everything there was equanimity, if you are reading me and you have not done your post you already have an idea.
Saludos todos, esta semana para la iniciativa de nuestro compañero @calumam, nos ha tocado expresar lo que queramos con la palabra "Equanimity", cabe mencionar que esta es la 7 edición y hasta ahora hay entradas muy buenas e interesantes, los invito a participar con el enlace siguiente https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@calumam/pob-word-of-the-week-equanimity-007.
Puedo decir en resumen, que la ecuanimidad es tener equilibrio emocional y psicológico a pesar de factores externos o situaciones de emociones fuertes, gracias a lo que he leído de mis compañeros hasta ahora. Todos las entradas me han parecido interesantes y me han atrapado, algunas más que otras. Quiero mencionar y destacar el post de @clicmaster (https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@clicmaster/another-equanimity-post-if-you-are-not-going-to-contradict-something-skip-this-article) el cual explica con detalle y con ejemplos muy buenos el término, aunque tiene bastante texto vale la pena leer cada párrafo, les recomiendo que lo lean completo. Otro post que quiero destacar es el creado por @kevinnag58 (https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@kevinnag58/five-simple-words-saved-me-pob-word-of-the-week-equanimity-007) con sus palabras claves para mantener la Equanimity 'It is what it is', los invito a leerlo también.
Ahora bien, mucho se habla en lo que respecta mantener ese equilibrio emocional a pesar de lo negativo, en como nuestra infancia, nuestro presente con la situación mundial, rupturas sentimentales, injusticias, enfermedades, entre muchas otros factores negativos nos deprimen y restan alegría o vida. Pero aún no he visto una entrada que hable de mantener la ecuanimidad aún en las experiencias positivas muy emocionantes.
Otro ejemplo, una persona con un juicio decente, responsable, sin ningún tipo de vicio, equilibrado se podría decir, con el sueño de poder asistir a un evento tipo "Tomorrowland" que dura varios días, nunca he ido por si acaso, y logra asistir con sus amigos, imagino que la emoción de estar allí y ver a sus artistas favoritos, y conocer gente nueva de todas partes del mundo, en ese momento pierde el control de sus emociones y creo que no pensaría con claridad al momento de tomar algunas decisiones, llevado por la música, el alcohol, tal vez hasta alguna droga? quien sabe ya no tiene control emocional. (Source jpg https://unsplash.com/photos/C6ni9uAva5I).
Tuve amigos hijos de padres muy adinerados que vivían en una especie de montaña rusa, siempre lo tenían todo, siempre estaban emocionados, nunca les pasaba nada malo, pero no tenían control de ellos mismos y se fueron perdiendo poco a poco.
Lo que quiero decir es que no se trata de mantenernos ecuánimes ante las adversidades factores negativos, sino también ante situaciones positivas, no seamos como el hombre que emocionado porque ganó la lotería se fue a Las Vegas y lo perdió todo. Porque la mayoría de las personas no entienden de ecuanimidad en emociones positivas fuertes.
Me gustaría leer alguna entrada o algunas historias positivas muy fuertes donde a pesar de todo existió la ecuanimidad, si me estás leyendo y no has echo tu post ya tienes una idea.
I liked this article and very much, you feel so much sincerity in each word, it transmits some peace without talking about it.
Thanks for the recommendations, I had already read the first one, I will take the time to read the second person you mention, the truth is that there are great stories.
That's right, great stories like the one you shared with us as well. Thanks for visiting and reading me.
Great article. Yes, you must find a balance between the highs and lows of emotions - a middle ground so to speak. The highs are impermanent and the lows will dissipate over time. By finding the equilibrium between the two is where we find mental peace.
Good luck with the contest.
Exactly, thanks for reading.
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I really liked when you gave the example about being in love, it brought back some memories that now amuse me, but that at that moment made me look like a complete idiot.
Of course, I laugh as I read you because I went through that too, hahaha.
Thank you for your visit.
Yes you are right
we have almost all the entries talking about equanimity in a negative way
And you have decided to touch on how equanimity can be abused in postie scenarios
yes, we could be so excited and we lose proportion, or we could be in love and still lose a proportion
we just need to learn how to balance equanimity even in our happy moments, not just the unhappy ones
Although I see the possibility of achieving equanimity, the price to pay is high. Still, it is worth it.
Yes that is true
An enjoyable read and very interesting that you bring up being in 'love' but you're definitely right, that we're out of balance with the euphoria, especially in the early days. I like to think of love as a process and not just a feeling or something that just is. There's always something to work on.
I agree with you, love is a complex process, it can be learned, and falling in love is a part of that process in the case of passionate love, but, movies and the system teach us otherwise.
It is very difficult to have an emotional balance at that stage.
Although being in love feels good, that process will always end to give entrance to mature love.