Was the feeling of belonging

Political Affiliation, Race, Gender Identity, Religion, Age,

When you ask people about belonging, they'll tell you their most excruciating experiences of being excluded.

Give me belonging, give me identity, give me continuity, but give me transcendence and mystery and awe all in one.

Every member of the family to a cadet branch of which I have the honour to belong is buried here in the family vault.

President Obama's whole record on national security is a tribute to his strength, to his judgment and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

So we come to one person, and we basically are asking them to give us what once an entire village used to provide Give me belonging, give me identity, give me continuity, but give me transcendence and mystery and awe all in one.

Brené Brown studies human connection our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.