BE-LONGING
We all long to belong and to feel a part of something--
a tribe, a clan, a family, a dog pack.
Our dogs make us feel loved and wanted--
like we matter. We're integral parts of their dog pack--
as they are integral parts of ours.
We belong to them as they belong to us.
Be-Longing
A desire, or longing, to BE part of the group.
Play with Enthusiasm and Howl with Exaltation
Dogs long to belong and be part of the pack.
They want to give of themselves
and to know your life is better
because they're part of it.
Dogs are successful when they
play with enthusiasm and howl with exaltation--
especially when they're able to show you how to do the same.
When you give in to being silly with your dog
that's when they jolly well know you belong to them!
Worthy of Belonging
"You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle,
but you are worthy of love and belonging."
Brene Brown
The Dog Pack
Companion dogs of homeless Travelers provide
comfort, connection, and a feeling of safety.
No matter where they go, they belong.
In Dogs We Trust
Trust is letting go of the need to know
all the details before we open our hearts.
Dogs help us open our hearts sooner.
Belonging on the Open Road
To be bound by ties of affection,
dependence, allegiance, or
membership
A Sense of Belonging is an Irreducible Need
"A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people.
We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired
to love, to
be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met,
we don't function as we
were meant to. We break. We fall apart.
We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We
get sick."
Brene Brown
"Besides individual things like thunder and gunshots,
what dogs fear most
is not belonging, being alone."
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Thank You to the Jackson County Animal Shelter and FOTAS
All of the dogs shown are either Jackson County Animal Shelter dogs
waiting to be adopted, or part of the Friends of the Jackson County Animal Shelter
Street Dog Program--that provides free spay/neutering,
other essentials to improve the health of companion dogs for
the homeless while decreasing the number of stray animals.
FOTAS is a non-profit volunteer organization filled with caring people who work
to make the lives of dogs, cats and other animals more agreeable until they're adopted.
For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.
