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Joanna hudson's avatar

My new byword for this period is Mercy. We need to give it easily to others and be able to accept that we may need something beyond compassion.

Your essays always help me remember that love is never wasted.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Mercy is a great word. Thanks for that!

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Kellye Rowland's avatar

Reading this has buoyed me a bit as I just came out of a pretty crippling panic attack where I was at a friend’s and just totally fell apart and had to pack my stuff up and go home. The part where you talked about letting yourself fall apart when you needed to made me feel less alone and less like a little 56 year old crybaby. The world is a lot right now and sometimes my sensitive heart and soul simply can’t cope in public anymore. But I’m getting ready to maybe lay down and listen to one of your meditations which always calm me. Either that or watch Jon Hamm host SNL and maybe meditate with you after. ;)

So grateful to be in your world, and able to feel connected to people who tell the truth in the way you do. With compassion and with realness. ❤️

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Oh Kellye. I’m so glad to know you’re giving yourself some grace and space. I lean into comedy all the time to help me navigate the falling apartness… watching stand up or shows to help me regulate. I hope you enjoy SNL! Sending you lots of laughs + love! ❣️❣️❣️

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Carl Kalin's avatar

Yes to Self Love which overflows to humanity everywhere as we are one.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Yes Carl! ❣️

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Jeff Warren's avatar

Thank you, Sebene for this beautiful meditation and for being part of my network of support today and always. I set the alarm early this morning and crept down in the dark before the kids got up, lit a candle. your words were exactly what I needed to hear. Made me realize I had been judging myself for needing support lately. But all part of a natural cycle. Love you so much, friend. And what an incredible gift to your community, all of your courses. I intend to follow each one, and hopefully do them again in person when that happens too. Much love to you, sending support in these hard times. ❤️❤️🥋

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Oh my friend! What a blessing to share practice and life with you. Love you Jeff. ❣️😘❣️

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Farah K.'s avatar

🙋🏽‍♀️ Sebene me again 💕

I just listened and finished practicing to your guided meditation. Wow! I love so many things about this, especially in the current climate of the 🌏 today. The calling in of Many Moses’s, Support, Supporting and what that looks like internally and externally, through inhale, exhale, through Moon Phases from New to Full, just Wow! Visceral and so poetic. Thank you! 🙏🏽❤️

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

So glad you enjoyed it Farah! Love you. 😘

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Farah K.'s avatar

🥰 Much Love to You!!

Dear Sebene ❤️🤗

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Farah K.'s avatar

🙌🏽 Yay! Love Club!

❤️❤️❤️ transformed my life:) Looking forward to it Sebene 🤗❤️🌑✨🙏🏽

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

❣️😘❣️

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Mimi Stockton's avatar

Thanks as always for taking the lead Seb. Gratitude extends to Aaron, Reggie, and beyond 🙏

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

💕🙏🏾💕

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Tracy Zollinger Turner's avatar

I certainly miss seeing your face in real-time online, but am very happy to hear that you are going to lean into sharing those teachings here, broadening or evolving them as you are moved to. So many things I have learned from you are in my dna, and I look forward to the fresh experience of learning more in this space.

💙🧬🩷🧬💙

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Oh Tracy. I miss seeing you too and your wise insights. Thank you for your support.

❣️

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Jori's avatar

Love this “(… perhaps these current calamities eventually will be composted for the beautiful world we long to build).” Love you. ❤️

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

❣️😘❣️

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Mal Pronouns's avatar

Grateful for you mentioning Sweet Honey In The Rock. I saw them decades ago, Symphony Hall in Boston and you talk about performances that somehow stick with you and this is definitely one. I never had experienced anything like them- shared love, voices, rhythm, heart. Radiance. Thank you as always for your grounding and guidance. And may we persist in striving for a way to share our earth with all beings. LOVE and continuous healing. ☀️

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Oh wow. I’ve seen them only once too. Also decades ago. So powerful. Love you Mal. ❣️

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Barb's avatar

Beautiful, wise, comforting words shared with a most lovely, soothing voice. Peace, joy, comfort be with you!

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thanks Barb.

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Josie George's avatar

Here with you, singing your pain into sleep. It teaches us so much about surrender, doesn't it? We definitely don't get to be leaders of pain! Much much love.

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

That’s the truth❣️

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Susan Allbert's avatar

Thank you dear Seb for this piece and the much needed reminder that we are the ones we have been waiting for. To say that out loud to each other feels like an incantation that blows open the path to a beautiful new future.

Love you x

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Let’s chant it over and over and… ❣️❣️❣️love you Sue.

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Dina Aish's avatar

Sending you many well wishes Sebene 🌷🙏🏼 I’m grateful having participated in your live class offerings and look forward to any forthcoming new inspirations you may share. 🌟

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Dina!! ❣️🙏🏾❣️

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Aoife's avatar

Wow wow wow wow Seb, how beautiful and exciting to have all that wisdom shared here soon! What a fabulous and incredibly generous idea. I have always come away from your classes (and in the old days 😊 coaching) with SO MUCH in my heart and head. I can’t wait to see it here and have it to mull over in these rocky times. THANK YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL. Btw, I think we can lead in so many ways. Including in providing the space and advice and then stepping back and being amazed and humbled about what comes from that (thinking of parenting). Xoxo

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thank you for that beautiful reflection Aoife. ❣️🙏🏾❣️

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Nicole C.'s avatar

Ooooohhh Sebene! I am super excited for your new offerings. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your dharma. May our excitement be a source of energy for your continuing creativity!

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Sebene Selassie's avatar

Thanks for receiving Nicole. 🙏🏾

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