The arrogance of belonging is not about egotism or self-absorption. In a strange way, it's the opposite; it is a divine force that will actually take you out of yourself and allow you to engage more fully with life. Because often what keeps you from creative living is your self-absorption {your self-doubt, your self-disgust, your self-judgment, your crushing sense of self-protection}. The arrogance of belonging pulls you out of the darkest depths of self-hatred-not by saying "I am the greatest!" but merely by saying "I am here!
( Elizabeth Gilbert )
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