Belonging Quotes

"It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn't be like that" "A person does not become whole until he becomes a part of something bigger than himself" "People like you to be something, preferably what they are" "Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it." "You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging" "Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering" "There is nothing like the feeling when you truly come into your own when you connect with those who need you most" "Weirdo is not someone who tries to act weird, it is someone from another planet who finds himself in this earth. " "Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives" "Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us" "Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance." "True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are." "I have only one language, yet it is not mine" "The opposite of belonging is fitting in." "The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance." "A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong." "We are none of us alone in this world and of all the things we are not, we are not islands" "With all my fans I got a family again." "True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are" "Connection is why we're here. It is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives"