Take a walk down the journey that Livvie Gellar calls her life where mistakes are made, promises are broken, and ever so often dreams become reality. On this journey Livvie learns many important lessons among these are losing herself is just as important as finding herself, and arrival is not as important as the journey itself. Each person she meets in her life has a specific purpose and each person helps shape the person she becomes. Life is full of wonderful and not so wonderful things, but never underestimate the power of friendship or love. Life can consist sometimes of the highest highs,...

For over twenty years, Gene Hoffman engaged in efforts to seek out the deep, psychological causes of violence and to help bring about healing and reconciliation through a process she named "Compassionate Listening." This carefully edited collection of her writings sheds light on Gene's approach to peacemaking and conflict resolution, and invites readers along on a spiritual journey that she aptly calls "a peace pilgrim's progress to inner healing." This 2nd edition features a new forward by Leah Green, founder of The Compassionate Listening Project.