On the second day of my first Washington State C&R retreat over four years ago, I expressed interest in being a focus person for one of the several Clearness Committees that would convene later that day. Each of the focus persons would bring a question to their committee of four others, and the committee would then ask open, honest questions for a full 90 minutes, allowing the focus person to reflect and speak to her issue. Several scribes in each small group would volunteer take extensive, dictation. Still today I treasure the notes, taken by several hands, which resulted from my first committee where I offered the question of having difficulty speaking my truth in my workplace. After my experience and subsequent experiences being part of other Clearness Committees as both member and focus person, I can say with no doubt that this kind of “being with others” is profound and rich. Not only that, but the clarity gained spoke volumes about the process. In that first experience, I felt like a fragile egg in the hands of gentle and generous souls who had my safety and my well-being as their utmost purpose. My subsequent experiences have been equally compassionate and powerful. The human potential to learn how to listen well, to ask open, honest questions with attentive care, and to stay quiet long enough to make the other matter, suggests that families can heal, communities can strengthen, and our world can change.