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James Baldwin wrote, “The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”1 We all seek belonging, and for very few of us, even the most hermitic, is that place completely separate from others. That means it’s something we must build together.
Mia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
The world I want to live in is one where everyone knows and embodies their inherent belonging. It’s a world where none of us feel the impulse to do alone what requires community. It’s a world where sharing ourselves is an invitation to deeper knowing. It’s a world where there is space for everyone to unapologetically shine, knowing there is truly r... See more
To be known
Community means a lot of things to a lot of people. Whether it’s your local running group, a book club, your gym squad, family, or membership in an exclusive club, belonging to something is meaningful. Our identities, while obviously unique to us, are so shaped by the influence and power of community that it remains a biologically human need to hav... See more
Connection Engine • Build it and they will come - or will they?
Wherever you are, wherever you land, whatever stage of shared inhumanity you find in that place, there will be a better world to be built. You are not called to save your neighbors, but in the course of living and working and dreaming, your life will intersect with many others. Many of those others will be tired, with good reason. Many will be scar... See more
garrett bucks • The greatest saints in the world
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The Marginalian
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