There's no place like home.

“There's no place like home,” said Dorothy in the classic film, “The Wizard of Oz,” as she clicked her ruby red slippers and hoped for the return to the comforts of her own bed and her beloved Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.

What is home? Is it a place? Is it the people that love you?

What if home is a feeling? A feeling of belonging.

I think it can be anywhere that you are safe, secure, and understood. But it depends on the people you are interacting with.

We all want to feel included and that we can be our authentic selves without judgement. Sometimes home is truly at home with our families.

And sometimes home can feel like those we work with if we are in a community of people who care about our well-being as much as they care about their own.

And that is rare. Very rare.

My wish for all of you this holiday season is that you find yourself at home in place and with people where you belong as your authentic self.

What can you do today as you interact with others to make them feel at home?

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