--- title: "19 True Belonging Quotes By Brené Brown" description: "19 True Belonging quotes by Brené Brown. Plus more from Brené Brown and more True Belonging sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/bren-brown-280_belong_once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-a_137760.jpg" --- > [“Once we belong thoroughly to ourselves and believe thoroughly in ourselves, true belonging is ours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-and-believe-thoroughly-in/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/bren-brown-280_belong_once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-a_137760.jpg) > [“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it's about becoming the wilderness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experience-true-belonging-is-not-just/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experien_2259223.jpg) > [“There is no true belonging, only an unspoken treaty to hate the same people. This fuels our spiritual crisis of disconnection.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/there-is-no-true-belonging-only-an-unspoken-treaty-to-hate-the-same/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/bren-brown-280_community_there-is-no-true-belonging-only-an-unspo_1391893.jpg) > [“True belonging is not something that you negotiate externally, it's what you carry in your heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-is-not-something-that-you-negotiate-externally-it-s/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/bren-brown-280_quote_true-belonging-is-not-something-that-you_1529359.jpg) > [“True belonging has no bunkers. We have to step out from behind the barricades of self-preservation and brave the wild.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-has-no-bunkers-we-have-to-step-out-from-behind-the/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/bren-brown-280_quote_true-belonging-has-no-bunkers-we-have-to_1108578.jpg) > [“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-turns-out-to-be-the-place-of-true-belonging-and-it-s-the-bravest/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/bren-brown-280_belonging_it-turns-out-to-be-the-place-of-true-bel_70821.jpg) > [“The place of true belonging, it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-place-of-true-belonging-it-s-the-bravest-and-most-sacred-place/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/bren-brown-280_community_the-place-of-true-belonging-it-s-the-bra_1047326.jpg) > [“True belonging doesn't require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-doesn-t-require-you-to-change-who-you-are-it-requires/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/bren-brown-280_belonging_true-belonging-doesn-t-require-you-to-ch_2956363.jpg) > [Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/because-true-belonging-only-happens-when-we-present-our-authentic/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/bren-brown-280_acceptance_because-true-belonging-only-happens-when_1252593.jpg) > [“True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-is-not-passive-it-s-not-the-belonging-that-comes-with-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/bren-brown-280_community_true-belonging-is-not-passive-it-s-not-t_1686122.jpg) > [“Show up for collective moments of joy and pain so we can actually bear witness to inextricable human connection. Women and men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/show-up-for-collective-moments-of-joy-and-pain-so-we-can-actually/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/bren-brown-280_belonging_show-up-for-collective-moments-of-joy-an_224806.jpg) > [“Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/stop-scouring-people-s-faces-for-evidence-that-you-re-not-enough-you/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/bren-brown-280_belonging_stop-scouring-people-s-faces-for-evidenc_2403539.jpg) > [“True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-is-not-passive-it-s-not-the-belonging-that-comes-with/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/bren-brown-280_belonging_true-belonging-is-not-passive-it-s-not-t_1020102.jpg) > [Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/belonging-is-the-innate-human-desire-to-be-part-of-something-larger/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/bren-brown-280_acceptance_belonging-is-the-innate-human-desire-to_985971.jpg) > [“True belonging is not something you negotiate externally, it’s what you carry in your heart. It’s finding the sacredness in being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-is-not-something-you-negotiate-externally-it-s-what/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/bren-brown-280_bearing-witness_true-belonging-is-not-something-you-nego_815041.jpg) > [“True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/true-belonging-is-the-spiritual-practice-of-believing-in-and/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/bren-brown-280_authentic-self_true-belonging-is-the-spiritual-practice_1129154.jpg) > [“the women and men I interviewed who had the strongest sense of true belonging stayed zoomed in. They didn’t ignore what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-women-and-men-i-interviewed-who-had-the-strongest-sense-of-true/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-women-and-men-i-interviewed-who-had_3155950.jpg) > [“Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/stop-walking-through-the-world-looking-for-confirmation-that-you-don/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/bren-brown-280_belong_stop-walking-through-the-world-looking-f_2551087.jpg) > [“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it’s about becoming the wilderness. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experience-true-belonging-is-not-just-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experien_2336025.jpg) ## More by Brené Brown > [We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-re-raising-children-who-have-little-tolerance-for-disappointment/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/always-put-off-writing-by-reorganizing-my-entire-house-and-spending/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-you-ask-people-about-love-they-tell-you-about-heartbreak/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I can recognize shame when it’s happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-can-recognize-shame-when-it-s-happening/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-carry-a-small-sheet-of-paper-in-my-wallet-that-has-written-on-it/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/courage-starts-with-showing-up-and-letting-ourselves-be-seen/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/waking-up-every-day-and-loving-someone-who-may-or-may-not-love-us/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/no-matter-how-separated-we-are-by-what-we-think-and-believe-we-are/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/perfectionism-is-self-destructive-simply-because-there-is-no-such/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/shame-corrodes-the-very-part-of-us-that-believes-we-are-capable-of/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/if-you-re-also-in-the-arena-and-you-re-putting-your-ideas-out-and-you/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-found-that-men-and-women-with-high-levels-of-shame-resilience-share/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/connection-gives-purpose-and-meaning-to-our-lives/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“But here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t call just anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot of good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/but-here-s-the-tricky-part-about-compassion-and-connecting-we-can-t/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-turns-out-to-be-the-place-of-true-belonging-and-it-s-the-bravest/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/true-belonging/bren-brown/#itemlist", "name": "19 True Belonging Quotes By Brené Brown", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Once we belong thoroughly to ourselves and believe thoroughly in ourselves, true belonging is ours.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-and-believe-thoroughly-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/bren-brown-280_belong_once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-a_137760.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/bren-brown-280_belong_once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-a_137760.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/bren-brown-280_belong_once-we-belong-thoroughly-to-ourselves-a_137760.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once we belong thoroughly to ourselves and believe thoroughly in ourselves, true belonging is ours.” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it's about becoming the wilderness.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experience-true-belonging-is-not-just/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experien_2259223.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experien_2259223.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/bren-brown-280_belonging_the-special-courage-it-takes-to-experien_2259223.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it's…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is no true belonging, only an unspoken treaty to hate the same people. 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