"He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving — he is dear to me."
Modern explanation
In the middle of the day, return to this: Equanimity is not coldness; it is wide-open warmth that no event can collapse.
Practical application
Pause for sixty seconds. Feel your feet on the floor. Notice that this moment is, in fact, survivable.
Reflection question
If I removed the imagined future, what's actually happening right now?