Quotes About Belonging

the absence of love and belonging will always lead to suffering. It

Numbing or taking the edge off doesn't have the same consequences as addiction, but they are nonetheless severe and life-altering for one reason: We cannot selectively numb emotion. If we numb the dark, we numb the light. If we take the edge off pain and discomfort, we are, by default, taking the edge off joy, love, belonging, and the other emotions that give meaning to our lives.

We invite compassion onto our lives when we act compassionately toward ourselves and others, and we feel connected in our lives when we reach out and connect.

Sacrificing who we are for the sake of what other people think just isn't worth it.

There is no true belonging, only an unspoken treaty to hate the same people. This fuels our spiritual crisis of disconnection.

It's so much easier to say, "I'll be whoever or whatever you need me to be, as long as I feel like I'm part of this.

It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.

We may not always have a sense of belonging on the recess playground or at a big, fancy conference, but in that moment we knew that we belonged where it mattered the most—at home.

Belonging, on the other hand, doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.

Who has earned the right to hear my story?" If we have one or two people in our lives who can sit with us and hold space for our shame stories, and love us for our strengths and struggles, we are incredibly lucky. If we have a friend, or a small group of friends, or family who embraces our imperfections, vulnerabilities, and power, and fills us with a sense of belonging, we are incredible lucky.

Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance.

Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It's about cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough. It's going to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.

They want to be a part of something --to experience real connection with others-- but not at the cost of their authenticity, freedom or power.

Those who feel lovable, who love, and who experience belonging, simply believe they are worthy of love and belonging.

fitting in is one of the greatest barriers to belonging. Fitting in is about assessing a situation and becoming who you need to be in order to be accepted. Belonging, on the other hand, doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.

the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, and joy. He

At the same time sorting is on the rise, so is loneliness. According to Bishop, in 1976

To brave the wilderness and become the wilderness we must learn how to trust ourselves and trust others.

We are wired for connection. But the key is that, in any given moment of it, it has to be real.

Love and belonging are irreducible needs of men, women, and children. In the absence of love and belonging, there is always suffering.

It doesn't matter if the group is a church or a gang or a sewing circle or masculinity itself, asking members to dislike, disown, or distance themselves from another group of people as a condition of "belonging" is always about control and power.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect, to set boundaries, and to allow ourselves to be vulnerable; exercising the compassion that comes from knowing that we are all made of strength and struggle; and nurturing the connection and sense of belonging that can only happen when we believe that we are enough.

in the midst of all of these struggles, they have developed practices that enable them to hold on to the belief that they are worthy of love, belonging, and even joy.

Fitting in emerges as the primary barrier to belonging.