Equanimity involves being offered a situation, and accepting it as it is. When we do so, we see things more clearly. When we see things more clearly, we then know how to adjust to the situation. Otherwise, we are constantly up against things that we cannot change, wishing them to be different. This is a major source of our stress and frustration. At a first glance, equanimity may look like giving up, but by allowing things as they are, we can come to a peaceful place where there is no clinging or attachment.