Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.

These are times when sympathetic joy comes naturally, but in a complex relationship the heart may not leap up so easily.

How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.

Equanimity can be hard to talk about.

There’s no denying that it takes effort to set the intention to see our fundamental connected-ness with others.

Sometimes people in abusive situations think they’re responsible for the other person’s happiness or that they’re going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that it’s not all up to you to make someone else happy.