I’ve been exploring the topic of belonging. I’m working on a longer post about my history with belonging, which I did not contemplate at a deeper level until this past year. In today’s writings, I wanted to share a little insight I gleaned and am exploring.

Typically, when we think of belonging, we think of groups, but can we belong anywhere if we do not belong to ourselves? What does it mean to belong to one’s self? Is it the same as self-acceptance or self-love? Is it more along the lines of personal liberation?

I think about the times I have betrayed myself, such as not keeping a promise to myself or saying yes to a task or event that I didn’t want to do or go to. If you are not listening to that inner voice or your intuition, are you somehow rejecting a part of yourself?

How do you start to build that inner trust and relationship again? How do you find belonging within yourself? If you belong within yourself, then in some way, can you be anywhere and feel as though you belong?