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Where do you get your sense of belonging?
- Thread starter Karolina
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metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Family, friends, church, Knights of Columbus, etc.
Audie
Veteran Member
My culture, community, family.
Family, friends, local groups that do things I want to do in groups, global groups who try to do things I want to see done,
RF?!
Tom
Terry Sampson
Well-Known Member
Here, in RF.
exchemist
Veteran Member
I'd be surprised if many people ONLY find that need met by their faith community.
Like the others, I find it in (extended) family, friends, the local church - sure, the choirs I sing with, and ex-colleagues from the world of work I have kept in touch with (I have been retired for several years now).
Most of us belong to a number of communities that make us welcome and feel valued - and hence engender a sense of belonging.
As this is sometimes a problem, can there be some sort of color coding when a restricted forum is involved? It isn’t always obvious and it should be. Something to raise at the next staff meeting perhaps?
Make it obvious that there are posting restrictions on a given forum.
Can't answer this here.As this is sometimes a problem, can there be some sort of color coding when a restricted forum is involved? It isn’t always obvious and it should be. Something to raise at the next staff meeting perhaps?
Make it obvious that there are posting restrictions on a given forum.
Can you start a suggestion thread?Can't answer this here.
lukethethird
unknown member
Actually, I don't feel I belong, I think I would feel more comfortable among royalty.
I do think that this sense is stronger for some people than others. We vary in the degree of social interaction we need. Being a bit of a 'hermit' type myself, I have less need yet I also know people on the other extreme of the spectrum. I definitely get my need fulfilled at the local Hindu temple.
I had an interesting observation just recently with a 'new guy in town'. He'd been coming fairly regularly on off days, perhaps on all days, I don't know. At a recent festival (we do a palanquin parade of deities at festivals regularly and there is a need for young strong men to be the bearers. At the summer festival we occasionally need 16 men or more, and it's quite the organizing co-ordinating event like getting two guys of similar heights to be opposite each other) There are a few key organisers, and if you're lucky, you get 'selected' to have the honour of being a bearer/carrier. So this 'new guy in town' got asked. His whole demeanour changed. It was quite educational to be an observer, and observe just how important it can be to some folks. Good on the organisers for asking him.