What constitutes a sense of belonging? It’s a place where I can BE and Long for; apart from and with, Community. To whom do I feel a sense of belonging? Is it personality driven? Is it a partnership or contribution?
There is a regenerative and potent ingredient in resting, lowering our guard. Belonging can stimulate forgiveness and incorporate new ideas and preferences.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalm 23:3
Our sense of belonging encourages better behavior between you and I. Belonging can stimulate self-regulation and bring into focus the value of virtues as a reward on their own.
Imagine a world where the payoff is behavior and emotion itself? Its effects can also be contagious within the community. A wide-eyed, a warm-hearth and no-place-like-home, kind of belonging.