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The wilderness brene brown7/7/2023 Fitting in is being accepted for being like everyone else.” Fitting in is being somewhere you want to be, but they don’t care one way or the other.” “Belonging is being somewhere you want to be, and they want you. One of the most poignant parts of the book is when she quotes groups of middle school students who came up with their own distinctions between these two concepts: Brown defines belonging as “an innate desire to be a part of something larger than us.” She goes on to say that our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance, and that being ourselves sometimes means standing alone.įitting in is not the same as belonging – in fact it can often be a barrier to it. In looking at some other reviews of this book, I am not surprised that there are people who are dismissive of the book based on their beloved writer having the audacity to “be political.” Which ironically is a wonderful illustration of the points this book sets out to make about true belonging and braving the wilderness.ĭr. Brené Brown, who previously wrote The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong.” She talks about writing this book against the backdrop of polarizing political and ideological chaos. 2017) True belonging doesn’t require that you change who you are.
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