Sorry for the double post, but I thought it was worth sharing this exchange from AOTC here:

Padme: “Are you allowed to love? I thought that was forbidden for a Jedi.”

Anakin: “Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is essential to a Jedi’s life. So you might say, that we are encouraged to love.”

I think compassion is the best trait to emphasize because Rey ultimately chooses to become a Jedi. And it also demonstrates that, despite leaving the Jedi path, the lessons Leia learned from her training benefitted her for the rest of her life and impacted her journey significantly.

There’s also the mythological archetype of the nurturing mother whose love and guidance are crucial to the hero’s journey. Which is what I’m trying to shoot for here.

In my own thread, I’ve attached the concept of love to Vader saving Luke, and Ben saving the life of Rey. So more of a sacrificial thing going on there.