Home - BELONG: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life

Belonging gives us the confidence to take care of ourselves, others, our planet, and all the members of our ecosystem. Knowing this, it becomes clear that building a community is one of the most important, generous, and creative acts a human can aspire to.

We tell ourselves how hard it is to start over and rationalize our way out of socialization. Our self-imposed boundaries eventually lead to social isolation—the deadliest part of aging.

Following are ten foolproof ways to nurture your community that have served me.

1. be present and listen


2. take initiative and be accountable


3. eat together: communal dinner with questions prepped ahead of time


4. give gifts 


5. inspire fun, play, and adventure


6. design spaces for belonging: “Designing intentional spaces is at the root of belonging. It’s the phy

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