Have you ever known someone who seemed pre-offended, always ready to assume the worst? Or someone who seems perpetually open-hearted, generous, even loving? And how are you wired? In recent years, neuroscience has confirmed that our habitual patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving create neural pathways that wire us for more of the same. Fortunately for the fearful among us, it’s also demonstrated that we can create and strengthen pathways that lead to greater joy. In this service of word and song, singer/songwriter and UU Accredited Interim Minister Emily Melcher explores how we get wired for love.