Ask HN: What's a story of a time when you found a place you belong?

Hey everyone,

Obviously the strength of our social groups and social connections are unbelievably important to the quality of our lives. A thought that is ever more relevant in a time of quarantine and unrest.

So as the question suggests, what's a story of a time when you found a place you belong? Was it in a company, a social group, a place, a person, a hobby? How did it happen? How did finding it change your life?

..Or if you haven't found it yet, what do you think has prevented that?