Living with Belonging
What is meant by the need ‘belonging’? Imagine a child who, when being picked up from nursery, says “Anna, Miriam, Julia and I are going to call ourselves the ‘Super-strong Wild Ones’ from today onwards!” Here is a small list of similar activities for adults: feeling connected, dipping into togetherness, pursuing goals together, defending values together, advocating and fighting for each other, experiencing and giving support, cultivating shared rituals, being celebratory and sociable.