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Dagmara Fraczek's avatar

Hi Alan and and community!

I love this space so much and your gentle guidance. Thank you for the availability of your presence and your community.

What was missing in mi was the last line of your mantra:

Live simply

Love fully

Walk with

Carry nothing

Let yourself be held

I could not believe that this line: "Let yourself be held" can be possible. This constant dance between "giving and receiving", "deserving and not deserving", "being enough and not being quite enough" was connected with my poor ability to receive all gifts of life.

As you said many times the love is the power. Love in many different forms. Including those that I had never expected as a gift.

with tears of gratitude and love,

Dagmara

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Alan Seale's avatar

Beautiful, Dagmara, thank you! The "let yourself be held" part is so important. So many of us think we have to do it all ourselves. Yet we don't!

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Gabriella van Rooij's avatar

After a week of being home from the island of Utö, where I felt supported by so many Transformational Presence graduates, I am again confronted with the reality of violence, hate and destruction. Re-reading your words Alan, "Remain “gathered” in who we are and how we live" gives support and direction to focus on what I can contribute as an individual to make a difference.

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Gabriella. We are living in uncertain, rapidly changing times, and confronted with new (and sometimes violent) events and situations almost daily. It's hard. AND, we have tools in Transformational Presence to help us find our way. And even though we often don't know how until we do it, we do.

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inge huygen's avatar

To be "gathered" ... :-) very original approach. it reminds me of the need of having more gatherings with oneself before gathering with " others" ... It also makes me think of your image of vertical and horizontal energy to spread .... I remember it as a strong exercice of being and doing ... Have a nice "gathering" with all the members the TP community in Sweden, Alan. My heart travels with you all

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Inge. We’ll miss you next week!you are in my heart!

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Steven Stephania's avatar

A beautiful and inspiring invitation for a deeper inner discovery. ✨

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thanks so much, Steven. I’m looking forward to being with you next week.

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Johnathon Pape's avatar

Thank you! These new themes are powerful and comforting!

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Johnathon. I’m glad they speak to you.

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Judith Kerssemakers's avatar

Being gathered and so grateful that we have are Global Gathering just these days to learn sense and feel… thank you Alan for these wonderful words about the meaning of ‘being gathered’.

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Alan Seale's avatar

Thank you, Tuutje. To be “gathered” is one of the greatest gifts we can bring to the world around us.

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