There’s a moment, when life feels tight — when we’re bracing against discomfort, judging what we feel, or trying to “fix” what hurts — where we forget something essential:
Every part of us belongs.

The fear.
The sadness.
The part that feels behind.
The one that still longs for approval, or doubts she’s enough.

They all belong.

When we practice saying, “This too belongs,” something begins to shift. The grip of resistance softens. The nervous system exhales. And instead of trying to exile our pain, we begin to hold it — with the same tenderness we’d offer someone we love.

Belonging isn’t about fitting in. It’s about coming home — to the truth that no part of you is too much, too messy, or too late.

When we welcome all of ourselves — even the parts we wish were different — we begin to re-parent the inner child who once learned love had to be earned. We stop abandoning ourselves in the name of being “good.” And we begin to feel whole, not because we’ve finally perfected ourselves, but because we’ve finally stopped rejecting what is real.

So the next time you feel that inner tightening — the rush to hide, fix, or push away what feels uncomfortable — try whispering to yourself:
This too belongs.

Watch how your body softens.
Watch how your breath deepens.
Watch how compassion, not control, becomes the way forward.

This is what belonging really is:
The space inside you that says yes — even to the parts you once thought disqualified you from being worthy of love.

You are not broken.
You are becoming whole.
And it all belongs.