True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.

Belonging is being accepted for you. Fitting in is being accepted for being like everyone else.

People Are Hard to Hate Close Up. Move In.

We’re going to need to intentionally be with people who are different from us. We’re going to have to sign up and join, and take a seat at the table.

When we deny our stories and disengage from tough emotions, they don’t go away; instead, they own us, they define us.

You are only free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.

It’s tough to hate someone when you are looking them in the eye and recognizing your shared humanity.

Courage is forged in pain, but not in all pain. Only in pain that is persistent, insistent, and resistible.

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone