<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Emotional equanimity or emotional balance is a way of finding the inner calm and peace and maintaining a composed emotional response to situations and things, especially the challenges and joys of life. Working towards emotional equanimity involves activating mindfulness, practicing calming techniques and finding the inner calm.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Explaining this, Therapist Andrea Evgeniou wrote, "Emotional equanimity (a favorite term of mine) is about maintaining a sense of inner calm and balance, allowing for a more measured and thoughtful response to life's challenges and joys. It's a key concept in various spiritual and philosophical traditions, including Buddhism, and it plays a significant role in promoting overall well-being, resilience, and growth.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reaching emotional equanimity is a gradual process that involves cultivating mindfulness and developing emotional intelligence. Here are some steps and practices that can help you work toward inner balance."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Accepting the emotions: Every emotion is a natural response. Instead of suppressing them and calling them invalid, we should learn to become aware of them and accept them the way they are.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pause before reaction: The biggest mistake we make when faced with a difficult situation is reacting right there. The healthy way is to take a pause, become aware of the situation and respond to it mindfully.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Observe thoughts: We should learn to practice mindfulness where we can observe and accept our thoughts without being judgmental.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Practice non-attachment: We need to understand that everything is temporary – non-attachment should be practiced by clinging on to positive thoughts or resisting negative thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gratitude: The sense of gratitude helps us to maintain emotional balance by shifting our perspective to look at the positive side of life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Empathy and compassion: Understanding that everyone goes through their set of challenges and difficulties will help us to be more empathetic and compassionate towards them. HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">bnbd24/kh</div>