Viktoriya Babenko

“As with everything in life, nothing stays the same. All communities and relationships evolve and change. When you sense it happening, rather than thinking, ‘This isn’t what it used to be,’ consider this: It’s never supposed to be what ‘it used to be’! Everything evolves, including communities and relationships, and it’s a beautiful thing! Let’s learn to embrace that!”
― Radha Agrawal, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life

“Another study found that having weak social ties is as harmful to our health as being an alcoholic and twice as harmful as obesity. Sit with that for a second: Having poor social connections is as bad as being an alcoholic and twice as bad as being obese.”
― Radha Agrawal, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life

“To whatever degree we desire, to that degree we suffer. —Henepola Gunaratana”
― Holly B. Rogers, The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress…and Everything Else

“Be gently aware of your self-labeling and your labeling of others and ask yourself if it's separating or connecting you to others.”
― Radha Agrawal, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life