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Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom

By (author) Sharon Salzberg

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When confronted with pain and obstacles, we often shrink back and contract out of fear and disappointment. That can become a way of life. In Real Life, Sharon Salzberg lets us know it doesnâ€™t have to be that way. When we feel alone, cut off, or trapped, we can let those difficulties steer us onto a path toward an authentic, flourishing life - living in a way that allows us to find the wholeness that lies within. Even when weâ€™re alone, a sense of community can accompany us through the stormy times. Our words, hearts, and actions can line up with a larger vision, rather than the smaller views our anxious, fearful thoughts arouse in us. To live in a less constricted way - with a more spacious, open sense of possibility, creativity, connection, and joy - Salzberg says we need to get real about whatâ€™s most important, to ask ourselves, â€œWhat do I most deeply yearn for?â€ â€œWhat would I benefit from letting go of?â€ â€œWhat do I believe is possible for me?â€ We accomplish the journey to expansive freedom (Real Life) through developing tools like mindful awareness, friendship, and a greater sense of purpose/aspiration. We learn to: â€¢ take some risks with what we dare to imagine â€¢ take an interest in internal states we might normally try to avoid â€¢ take an interest in people we might normally try to avoid Real Life is about the journey we make when we decide to live the life that speaks to our innermost longing to live free.