Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I was talking with my therapist about something my Buddhist teacher has said about nirvana: that equanimity is the best definition of itb. I'm attempting to practice equanimity surrounded by all this conflict and hatred that beseiges us. I get glimmers of it, and walking and talking to friends often helps me. Nature is the biggest aid, and soon I'll be going to the cabin with our olde son, his wife and six year old, and my husband and I will get a much needed break from the media, as our cell phones and laptops don't work there. I love that. We can listen to music, and we do have a landline phone for emergencies, but that's it. Tranquility break here I come!