Needing To Belong … xkcd: Spirit

The need to belong is one of the most basic human motivations.

We want to feel connected, accepted and valued.

When we don’t belong, we lose spirit.

The Nature of Nature

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No tin ears here. And what they lack in heart, they make up for in precision. (Or at least their coders…