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Barry Dorian Danilowitz's avatar

Love this

Love. This

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Love you

Love. You

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Farah K.'s avatar

β€œEven if we are muddling our way through, we can still choose love.” ✨

LOVE this!!

Thank you Sebene!!!

I love you ❀️

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Love you too Farah! Love Muddlers Unite!!

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Janet Person's avatar

Thank you for this amazing Substack, Sebane. I just discovered it through Dan Harris. I love listening to your guided meditations on the Happier app and now to be able to listen to your lovely voice reading your essays is just heavenly. I enjoyed listening before I got out of bed this morning. I’m looking forward to exploring your Substack more love to you my dear, Sebane.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Welcome! Thanks for being here Janet. ❣️

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Roger Moore's avatar

Hi Sebene,

I'm new to Substack and First, Choose Love.. and may I say that you are inspiring. Thru guided meditation practice for years now, most recently with 10% Happier, I've grown to know and admire (and yes, love) those whom I share this intimate space with. You, Jeff, Dan.. the entire crew.. My personal growth and it's effect is subtle yet foundational and can't be over stated.. why did I not discover this door earlier in life? Well.. growth only happens when it's supposed to, so I guess that's progress.

Just wanted to say thanks for being such a loving and kind soul as to share your deep journey thru life with all of us.. an act of the most intimate kind.

And that gives me faith..

Roger

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Roger, I believe you're right on time! Thank you for these kind words. And for listening/reading. Much love to you. xox

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Dayva's avatar

Thank you Sebene πŸ’— I’ve been enjoying signing my self all the love songs since Love Club last year. I love you.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Dayva! Im so happy to hear from you and know you’re continuing to sing self love songs. I love you too friend. πŸ’•

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Jun B's avatar

I love and appreciate all this πŸ™πŸΎ the journal prompts + the illustration of the "full-bodied Black woman" especially 🫢🏾

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thanks for being here Jun and for sharing. It means a lot. xox ❀️

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Francesca's avatar

I am so grateful for you and your work in the world. Thank you.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thank you Francesca! πŸ™πŸΎ

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Gen LaRouche's avatar

Thank you, Sebene. That was a refreshing way to start my day.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thanks so much for reading Gen!

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Mal Pronouns's avatar

LOVE This! Love is an Ability. Wise words added to yours from Sharon Salzburg. This past Saturday, I attended a virtual retreat with Sharon and Atman, Ali and AndrΓ©s of Holistic Life Center. Their book, like yours, is a beacon of Love!

Thank you for letting your light shine! ✨❀️✨

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Love IS an ability… And what a dream team. I got to see all four of them in person last week. How lucky am I!? Much love to you Mal!

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Mal Pronouns's avatar

Wow! That must’ve been so LOVEly!!! πŸ’•πŸ’―β€οΈ

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

T’was! πŸ₯°

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Tricia's avatar

Big yes to Love Club!!

I've been "translating" romantic love songs into self love ballads for decades and am overjoyed to know I'm in good company :-D

Loving the playlist too <3

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Let’s start a self love song movement!❣️ 🎀❣️

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O the Humanity! Sandra Zinn's avatar

Sebene, I came home after stressful day as a federal employee, resonating with the fear of my friends who are wondering how to respond as our calling to be of service to others is met with cruel senseless edicts, and sought some relief from meditation. When I heard your voice say Choose Love, my chest filled with warmth and a sense of sunbeams! All the stress dropped away for a moment as I realized that no one can take Loving away from me, that Love has incredible energy and power and I can rest there. (Yes Dan it's cheesy, no regrets) That I have known and given love filled me with strength and patience for one more day. Thank you.

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Sarah's avatar

This brought me down the Enneagram rabbit hole. And that, in turn, gave me some objective and detached ways to examine my own reactions to the current sh*t show. I have been enlightened by a personality test. For real.

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