we’ve lost our way.

Humans are not in touch with themselves anymore. For many reasons, we’re cut off from our intuition. We experience an endless barrage of messages that tell us how to think, what to wear, and how to behave. These forces feed on our insecurities and uncertainties. They sell us solutions to problems they created in the first place.

The abundance of messages out there leave us confused and conflicted. As a result, we search outside of ourselves for the answers. We turn to influencers and gurus and the latest TikTok trend. We’ve lost trust with ourselves. We’ve lost the deep connection to our intuition that would otherwise guide us through life.

but you have within you all that you need to find your way.

Are you confused, frustrated, or downright exhausted from twisted mainstream messages? Do you feel like a stranger or enemy in your own body? Do you want the freedom that comes with true belonging and self-assurance?

that’s where belonging comes in.

What would belonging to yourself look like? What might that mean? Don’t we find belonging externally, amongst friends or a higher purpose?

Yes…and no.

You are innately wired for belonging. It’s a fundamental human need. But before you can find belonging in others, you can cultivate belonging with yourself. You can reconnect with your deepest desires and joy, learn about your tendencies, understand your likes and dislikes, identify personal boundaries, and be in tune with your body. Once you belong – really and truly belong – to yourself, you live out your values in a deeply fulfilling and joyful way.

I like to think about belonging to yourself as a practice. Everything in the field of positive psychology is a practice, a skill you can learn and strengthen. Why should belonging be any different?

That’s why I ask the question: “What would belonging to yourself look like?”

Let’s make the abstract more clear: What actions can you take to create a closer connection to yourself each day?

a roadmap for the journey

Luckily, the field of positive psychology has given us a roadmap for this journey. Decades of research provides tons of strategies and activities to enhance our self-awareness and self-trust.

Once you put belonging into practice, you live in alignment with yourself. Then, you begin to show up authentically in your relationships. By extension, you can truly connect with something greater than yourself – whether it be a higher passion, purpose, or power.

Belonging begins with You. Won’t you join me on this journey?