5. Compassion

Compassion is perhaps the truest expression of what it is to be human. It is not only when an emotion is shared by two people, but when we can feel that our emotion or experience is felt by another. It is crying together when we witness or experience suffering, or the joyful moment when a baby is born that brings the entire room to tears. It is singing together. Compassion is beyond words - a sense of deep interconnectedness with others, the ultimate expression of our humanity. May you experience heightened compassion and pure love during this precious emotional opening.