EQUANIMITY
Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.
I think one person can hardly understand why another has conducted his life in such a way, how he came to commit certain actions and not others, whether he looks upon the past with mostly pleasure or equanimity or regret.
–Chang-Rae Lee, A Gesture Life
From http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/08/15.html
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