Author: alysonnoele
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For what it’s worth
We live in a world constantly screaming for our attention. We’re being asked to download grief and rage at an alarmingly high rate, leaving our nervous systems shot and brains tired, burnt out by the onslaught of bad news that seems to only be getting worse. We are a species of connection, which includes the…
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On nesting syndrome, cycles and the ironies of growth
My 20’s have been an electrifying, hilarious, and sometimes confusing whirlwind of loss, battles with doubt, wondrous euphoria, and restlessness. It’s just so funny that at 28, with so many cycles of growth behind me (and so many more left to go), I am more convinced than ever how much I truly am who I…
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A little bit about where I’ve been, and where I’m going
As a child of immigrant parents, I find myself constantly wondering if my small achievements will ever add up to my parent’s sacrifices. It is one thing to go after an unconventional dream, and yet another thing to not entirely know what that dream is. I have been in a lot of places in the…
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All that I know now
Growing older has taught me how to mark the end of the seasons. I watched the brilliant blue of a summer sky become grotesquely marked by wildfire, felt the suffocating heaviness of heat waves succumb to cold breezes that blew through me as sharp as daggers. I watched as tree canopies transformed from lush greeneries…
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What does it mean to make “the jump”?
People always ask what it took for me to make “the jump”. I’ve had many friends express their admiration for some of the decisions I’ve made over the past year, and in these interactions, intrinsically always attest that they could not do the same in their own life. I feel a lot that in these…
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A final word on a new beginning
Throughout traveling, I always end up leaving parts of myself behind in different places. And at the end of a journey, I’m always a little overwhelmed by how much of me is missing, and how much more of me I discovered along the way. The parts of myself left behind are not lost, they are…
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My time in Nepal
Reflections by Alyson Sagala – Conscious Impact Nepal from Jonathan H. Lee on Vimeo. I am excited to share with you a glimpse into the past few months of my life, and an attempt to convey why exactly this project means so much to me. Thank you again to Conscious Impact, for being more than…
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The fleeting state of happiness
As I get closer to the end of my time in Nepal, I can’t help but reflect on how much has changed in my life in the past 9 months. I’ve written and repeated this last sentence several times, but I’ve learned more about myself than I ever thought possible. Loving yourself is a struggle.…
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For a friend
I laid down beneath the rain while the sun disagreeingly continued to shine I watched raindrops bounce off the bodies of leaves and tree trunks like crystals falling from the sky How easy it is for us to get washed away, when we’re unable to take shelter from our own storms, It’s strange how…
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General update:
I know I haven’t been as diligent as I planned with updating this website. The good thing is, that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped writing. On the contrary, I’ve been writing a LOT. Mostly snippets here and there, observations or thoughts and emotions I’ve experienced in one of the many countries I’ve visited in the past…
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