Making family connections
You belong hereYou wanna know what one of the biggest lessons I have ever learned was?
That feeling like you don’t belong sucks! Bad!
Have you ever felt that (I mean, we all do from time to time), but perhaps more strongly or over a longer period of time?
How did you get through?
What are some ways you know of that make you feel like you belong?
Over the last year or so, Mandi and I have been learning more and more just how much we as humans crave connection. And studies show that the difference between people who feel like they belong and those who feel like they don’t is that those who feel they belong, feel like they are worthy of love.
We built this display in our home and call it the ‘You Belong’ wall. We wanted to have a constant reminder of how connected we are to each other and that we belong…that in spite of struggles, we are a team who can always rely on one another.
And most importantly remind us that we are loved and are worthy of love.
There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who really struggle for it. And that was, the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging believe they’re worthy of love and belonging. That’s it. They believe they’re worthy.
Most of the pictures on our belonging wall are from our travels…but they’re not of monuments or museums. Instead, they’re of the moments between the big events where the deepest connections were and are made.
But they’re still images from our travels….because that’s where, it seems, many of our strongest connections are made and where we feel most unified as a family.
And this is why we emphasize, as much as we can, how invaluable traveling as a family truly is! Because we want to help you strengthen your family as much as we have been empowered to strengthen ours.
It’s also why we do what we do. To remove obstacles in the way of families so they’re free to travel more and to more amazing places; experience this amazing world of ours.
How about you, do you have a spot in your home or a photo album that reminds you of belonging?
Do you have experiences where travel has restored or increased connection between you and your loved ones?
We would love for you to leave a comment or tag us on social media and use the hashtag #youbelonghere. And we want to let you know that you belong here! We welcome you and your voice and your value as a human in this community!
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