You Belong Quotes

“Although we are not one, we are not separate. And although we are not separate, we are not the same.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“Obviously, even if we dislike or despise our bodies, we can never truly leave the body. Whether you feel your body or not, whether you love your body or not, no matter how much it changes through intervention, time, or gravity, your body is with you until the end.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“When we are constantly (and mindlessly) comparing ourselves, we are limiting our capacity to truly belong”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“In it we identify four ways through which cultures can mix: appropriation, dismissal, exchange, or appreciation. The first two involve processes that stay closer to the inner circles without awareness or attention to what is happening at the margins. The latter two involve or engage with the experiences and perspectives of those at the margins with awareness, humility, and respect.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“It’s an opportunity to adore oneself so completely that imperfections are part of the perfection of your being. No part left out. Until we contend with that, our practice is simply a battle with ourselves, a self-evaluation project dressed up as self-acceptance.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“Here’s a famous quote from Japanese Zen teacher Suzuki Roshi: “All of you are perfect just as you are. And you could use a little improvement.” The second sentence sounds like a sly insult, but it’s actually an invitation into a deep self-love.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection

“I was having a bumpy ride. I could sit there all day every day with my blabbering, deluded mind going on and on. But the only real possibility for creative response and for transformation was to invite kindness, get curious, cultivate ease, and smooth my own ride.”
― Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection