Inner Belonging
Belonging: A Homecoming Within Our Own Skin
Belonging is not just a place—it is a feeling, a homecoming within our own skin. We are hardwired to seek it, yet so often, we feel severed from ourselves and from each other. When we blame ourselves, when shame whispers, “It’s my fault,” we shut down the parts of us that can heal. But when we let go of self-blame, something shifts—we begin to learn, to reconnect, to belong.
Most suffering is generational. This is not about turning a blind eye when we cause harm but about seeing our imperfect humanity with truth, kindness, and nurturing.
Belonging Starts Here
It starts in our bodies, in our breath, in the way we touch the world and let it touch us.
Acceptance
Embrace your imperfection
Snuggle up with that scruffy loveable patchwork quilt of your humanity
And take her in.
For she is yours
And ours
And she belongs
to a whole
messy
giant
tapestry
of quirkiness
which just wouldn’t be the same
without your cheeky little face!
Know that you’re one of us.
Part of us.
You, special one, are as normal and ordinary and
brilliant as they come.
Take the time
to show yourself some love.
Cause if you don’t,
We will.
🤝
— Sam Allen
Finding Our Way Back to Belonging
So, how do we find our way back when we feel hijacked by separation? We come home—to sensation, to presence, to the sacred knowing that we can never truly be strangers, even if our eyes have never met before. As Rashani Réa beautifully said, “Everything is unique at its surface and indistinguishable at its core.”
Tara Brach’s RAIN practice (Recognise, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) offers a profound pathway back. After the RAIN? A softening, an opening, a return to our wholeness.
Sensuality: Our Guide to Belonging
Sensuality—our ability to feel—guides us.
How does your body tell you when you belong?
Where do you feel warmth, ease, or expansion?
And when do you notice tension, a pulling away, or a sense of disconnection?
These whispers from within are invitations—not to be fixed, but to be felt, honoured, and embraced.
You Are Already Home
If you long for deeper belonging within your own body, let’s explore together. Your body holds wisdom—what gentle truth is it offering you today? You are already home.
