By My Question Life
We all crave a sense of belonging, whether we realize it or not. Whether it’s at social gatherings, at work, or in our families, we want to feel accepted and comfortable.
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Through the years, I have learned ways to manage these people-pleasing tendencies, and feel more like myself. Here are four tips — if you find yourself feeling lonely — to achieve a greater sense of belonging.
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Your life depends on your brain. To be the ethical, engaged, creative, successful, and lively human being you intend to be, you need your brain. You need your brain and you also need to use your brain. It is not enough to possess a perfectly good brain—you must also use it.
It’s natural to get defensive, but that only escalates the cycle of aggression.
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Real change happens when you feel genuinely inspired, turned on by possibility and unwilling to settle for anything less. It happens when you commit with all of yourself to a new way of life, to a new future. So how do you do this?
The Buddhist meditation practice is over 1,500 years old, but modern science says it has very real mental and physical health benefits.
Meditation is very handy for adapting to challenging situations.
Don’t take anything personally. This agreement gives you immunity in the interaction you have with the secondary characters in your story. You don’t have to concern yourself with other people’s points of view.
We don’t have to reject scientific logic in order to benefit from instinct.
Recent research is establishing the critical nature of social belongingness.
There are several questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out what values will make you happy.