On July 19-2002 at the Peace Pilgrim Center in Somerset, California, United States about a dozen people came together and joined in an INNER PEACE ADVENTURE in the company of our hosts Kathy Miller, and John and Ann Rush (part of the initial book compiling team and founders of Friends of Peace Pilgrim). We gathered each day and enjoyed the opportunity to share the love, humor and affection that inspires our souls in our contribution to inner peace. We had sessions all days with these objectives in mind:

(1) bring people together for inspiration and support. (2) Nuture growth for inner peace (including) ‘time alone’. (3) Plant the seeds for expansion outward.

In the early mornings we initiated the day with beautiful moments of meditation and songs from Kathy Miller, yoga with Cheryl Canfield or Tai-Chi with Bruce Nichols. Then we gathered in a circle and shared different sessions about the 12 Steps Toward Inner Peace (conducted by Cheryl Canfield), Friends of Peace Pilgrim around the world (lead by Mayte Picco-Kline and Kathy Miller), script for a film about the story of Peace Pilgrim (with Richard Roller, film script writer, and Jemila Ericson, actress), and the valuable contributions of all attendees about a variety of topics related with these areas that bring our inspiration alive. Saturday evening, Bruce Nichols shared with us his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail, precisely 50 years after Peace Pilgrim did it. We enjoyed delicious vegetarian meals with a candle lit on the table and quiet moments walking on the Peace Path or around the little pond by the Center. We closed our reunion with the lead of Jemila Ericson, performing some Sufi Dances of Universal Peace. Other adjacent activities included lovely visits with Ann and John Rush. We shared our perspectives about events in the world; the recently created documentary; the extensive peace library at the Center; the newly created newsletter and the collection of Peace Pilgrim books and booklets translated into more than 25 languages and distributed in over one hundred countries. All in all, we became inspired by our time together and look forward to new opportunities to meet again in the future.