# In this episode I talk about how I have been experiencing some resistance in my life lately and how I have been able to meet it with compassion. I share thoughts and reflections on how we can learn to appreciate and accept all parts of our lives, even when we are facing challenges, through mindfulness practices and silent meditation retreats. This episode also covers tools to help you to cultivate more joy, peace, compassion, and equanimity in your life through meditation and mindfulness. Stay tuned to hear a poem that I wrote on my most recent silent meditation retreat and musings from my silent retreat journal which includes some wisdom teachings from my amazing teacher in Buddhism and Vipassana meditation. If you loved this episode please leave a rating, review, or share this episode to your social media and tag me @ thedaybydae. Enrollment is NOW OPEN for my new mindfulness course, Making Space!! Become a student of Making Space: https://thedaybydae.teachable.com/p/makingspace Book a cacao ceremony with me: https://www.thedaybydae.com/cacao Donate to help my small business grow: https://ko-fi.com/dariedwards Schedule a private meditation, yoga, or reiki sessions with me: https://calendly.com/thedaybydae Buy ethically sourced cacao using code ’DARILOVE’ for 15% off: https://www.kokolekacollective.com/shop Check out my website: [https://www.thedaybydae.com](https://www.thedaybydae.com/) Join me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedaybydae/ Join me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedaybydae?_t=8Yi6p9hZ83O&_r=1 A little bit of information on Vipassana Meditation: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index