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True belonging is not about fitting in. It's about being found and embraced for who you are.

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Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up and be seen, even when there's no guarantee of what will happen next.

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Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.

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Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It is a relationship between equals. Only when we see others in their humanity, including their suffering, can we truly feel compassion.

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Wholeheartedness is having the courage to be imperfect, to be vulnerable, and to live truth without apology.

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We can't heal what we don't feel. We can't transform what we don't face. And we can't move forward without letting go of the past.

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We all experience shame. It's universal. But shame doesn't have to own us. We can choose to be brave and vulnerable, even when it's hard.

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When we belong, we are loved and accepted for who we are, imperfections and all. We don't have to pretend to be someone we're not in order to belong.

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The wilderness is the place where we have the courage to show up and be seen, even when we're afraid. It's the place where we are willing to be vulnerable, even when we know we might get hurt.

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True belonging is not about fitting in. It's about standing out.

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We are all worthy of love and belonging. No exceptions.

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