The Next Big Idea Daily Better Living Through Mindfulness
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Nov 28, 2025 
Sharon Salzberg, a renowned meditation teacher and bestselling author, shares insights from her book on recovering connection and cultivating resilience through mindfulness. She emphasizes how curiosity can open paths to freedom and highlights the importance of compassion in dealing with painful emotions. Joining her is Shelly Tygielski, a mindfulness teacher and community organizer, who advocates for community-centered self-care. She discusses how small acts of kindness can create significant global impact and encourages aligning intentions with personal identity rather than just goals.
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Contraction Narrows Possibility
- Contraction narrows perception and reduces creativity, turning life into tunnel vision.
- Sharon Salzberg warns that steady constriction causes suffering by dimming possibilities and joy.
Investigate Where You Look For Happiness
- Get curious about where you search for happiness and question cultural prescriptions.
- Sharon Salzberg says questioning frees you from old fears and opens you to discovery.
Chaplain Stays With Grief, Not Away From It
- Kate Braystrup, a chaplain, sits with families to be present while they "freak out."
- Sharon Salzberg uses this story to illustrate "loving presence" toward painful emotions.
