Today, when you are thrust into the middle of a large social group with little or no warning, try to stay smiling and eager to talk. Do not put up your guard or try to size people up before you are willing to really open up to them. It is time to let your warmth and compassion be the first thing people see when they meet you, not something they have to chip through walls to get to. Connecting with others is so much easier if you show them who you really are!