Alan Seale

Sometimes I’m shaky, sometimes I’m strong, and that’s ok

Sometimes I’m shaky. Rarely physically—I’m in good health, so almost always strong in body. Yet in thoughts and feelings—that’s where sometimes I’m shaky, sometimes I’m strong. And more and more, I’m ok with that. I’m discovering a new level of being where they co-exist well. While it’s not always comfortable, I’m learning to recognize what…

Alan Seale

You Can’t Hold On to Sand

Healing from Loss, Navigating an Uncertain Present, Co-Creating a Future for All It was the middle of the night, and I was drifting in that liminal state between not fully asleep yet not really awake. That state of awareness where you can’t tell what is real and what is imagined. It’s a space I’ve come…

Alan Seale

Coming of Age in a Breaking Open World

Life Outside the Comfort Zone Coming of age. In many cultures, it’s a name given to the passage from childhood to adulthood. Yet more and more, I’m understanding “coming of age” as a rite of passage from one chapter of my life to another. And there have been many—major transitions or changes that I had…

Alan Seale

Meeting the Realities and Possibilities of 2024

New Year’s resolutions have never been my thing. As one year draws to a close and another begins, I reflect on where I’ve been and where I am at that moment. And then I ask the New Year what is important for me to know about my upcoming journey and what it wants from me.…

Alan Seale

When Doubt Gets in the Way

Doubt. An uninvited troubled guest that has too frequently overstayed its welcome in my psyche for as long as I can remember. It stealthily takes up residence in hidden chambers of my being until it finds an opening into my subconscious mind, usually around 3:00 am. Over the years, I’ve gotten better at reclaiming my…