Though the people who preach its virtue often don’t understand exactly what the word means. Authentic is defined as: “not false or copied; genuine; real.” And, my favorite definition, “representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified.”

Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering.

Purpose can guide life decisions, influence behavior, shape goals, offer a sense of direction, and create meaning. For some people, purposeis connected to vocation—meaningful, satisfying work. For others, their purposelies in their responsibilities to their family or friends.

If you are faithful and devoted to someone or something, you’re loyal. … Loyalcomes from the Old French word loial which means something like “legal,” but if someone is only loyalto you because the law requires him to be, that’s not true loyalty, which should come from the heart, not a contract.

Trusting someone means that you think they are reliable, you have confidence in them and you feel safe with them physically and emotionally. Trust is something that two people in a relationship can build together when they decide to commit each other.

A sense of belonging is a human need, just like the need for food and shelter. Feeling that you belong  is most important in seeing value in life and in coping with intensely painful emotions.

Accountability is a noun that describes accepting responsibility, and it can be personal or very public. Sometimes, though, taking accountability means admitting you made a mistake.

You can define a community by the shared attributes of the people in it, and/or by the strength of the connections among them.

Personal Courage takes you to the boundaries of your comfort zone. As human beings we want to feel as though we can speak the truth in potentially dangerous, fearful situations where we want to get our message across. The possibility that this could elicit an adverse reaction and ultimately cause conflict, however, more often than not stops us from doing so.

Honestyis a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, & theft.