Today we're going to expand our practice of loving kindness by including others. We do this using a variety of different relationships to build upon, this relationships develop on, to expand upon. You don't have to try to manufacture a certain emotion as you direct the phrases of loving kindness to each person. You don't have to pretend you like people that you don't. Instead, this practice is about acknowledging our connection to each person person. The key to practicing loving kindness is recognizing that all human beings want to be part of something fulfilling or meaningful. That we're all vulnerable to change and loss, that our lives can turn on a dime… in an instant we could lose a loved one, our life savings, or a job.