Aren't we All a little lost.

Since yesterday I've had two dogs sitting on my front porch with me. They even left and went on a morning bike ride with me.  

They belong to somebody. I talked to the neighbors. They roam the mountain. They come and go. They are friendly. It's clear that they belong here. I wonder if they know what it feels like to belong. 

Because as humans, we need to belong. To one another, to our friends and families, to our culture and country, to our world.

Belonging is primal, fundamental to our sense of happiness and well-being.

Belonging is a psychological lever that has broad consequences,l Our interests, motivation, health and happiness are inextricably tied to the feeling that we belong to a greater community that may share common interests and aspirations.

Isolation, loneliness and low social status can harm a person's subjective sense of well-being, as well as his or her intellectual achievement, immune function and health. Research shows that even a single instance of exclusion can undermine well-being, IQ test performance and self-control.

so belong to things. Give yourself to things. To love, to teams,  to a family.  Share yourself with others. It's good for your health.