For several years, I participated in a local mediation non-profit organization. One of my fellow volunteers was a career coach, and informally, a life coach. She had the calmest, welcoming demeanor. In every interaction, you left feeling that she wanted the best for you. I very much valued her input on my life, as well as her friendship. She was a big reader of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, so I have started reading him, as well. 
I started with the slim yet dense Being Peace because it is right on the nose for a mediator. But really, it’s right on the nose for anyone trying to make a difference in a hard world. Many of us are unsatisfied with the political process. We are unsatisfied with what our contemporary social and political fights do to ourselves and to each other. This book offers an alternative way of being and making a difference, in community and environmentally.
The book is broken up into sections on what to make of suffering, Buddhism (which I don’t feel qualified to speak on, yet), feelings/perceptions, working for peace, interbeing, and meditation in daily life.
Based on my highlights, the sections on suffering meant the most to me during this particular readthrough:
“To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life.”
“We are so busy we hardly have time to look at the people we love.”
“Life is both dreadful and wonderful. To practice meditation is to be in touch with both aspects.”
Later sections were useful l in thinking about how our internal conflicts and our demeanor are substantive to our external interactions:
“If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very, very happy. Practicing Buddhism is a clever way to enjoy life. Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.”
“Buddhism must be engaged. What is the use of practicing meditation if it does not have anything to do with our daily lives?
I will need to reread this book to “grok” it better. That will be more of a joy than a chore, though, because I found the warm and gentle writing to be encouraging and a source of light in a dark time.