ILLWILL RUFFLE

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Illwill ruffles our emotions like a rock thrown into a tranquil oceanic tidepool, distorting our peace, and tightening our heart. Within that distortion is a profound opportunity to grow through equanimity. Witnessing illwill with equanimity allows the distortion to be experienced and disappear on it’s own. Resisting or identifying with the ruffle magnifies it’s amplitude and duration.

  • Equanimity is psychological composure balanced by wisdom and compassion. Recognizing illwill ruffles as equanimity opportunities is a path to peace.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “Resentment is like a burning coal we clutch, hoping to throw it at someone else — but it is we who are burned.”— Jack Kornfield

  • “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

    — Martin Luther King Jr.

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • Do you recognize illwill ruffles as equanimity opportunities or boil the water hotter with the heat of hatred and anger?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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