finding your tribe

Oct 9

Dear Reader,

When we’ve spent time alone listening inward, sitting with ourselves, and understanding what we need, the next step can feel both hopeful and uncertain. We want to find the people who understand what matters to us and who remind us that life is meant to be shared.

The search for that kind of belonging begins with small movements outward. Sometimes that means entering spaces where people care about what you care about such as joining a cooking class, the book group, the volunteer project, or the community event at church. The idea here isn’t to find instant belonging, but to place yourself in the kinds of environments where connection can eventually take root.

Belonging grows in places where our care meets the care of others. Shared interests help, but shared presence matters even more. It’s when a conversation deepens beyond small talk, when you both realize you’re interested in more than being polite. These moments are how people recognize each other, even before they have the words for it.

But finding each other also requires risk. It means initiating, following up, and reaching out again. It means risking disappointment for the chance at something real. Belonging doesn’t happen without that courage.

The good news is that connection has a way of gathering. When we show up where we feel most aligned, we begin to attract others who are doing the same. And slowly we will find ourselves part of something larger than what we could have built alone.

Yours in the journey,