Rami Shapiro gives the distilled essence of his life as a human being, spiritual leader and writer. "I don't want to be happy. I want to be real... living in sync with the moment and the ten thousand joys and... sorrows" of life. His upside-down Twelve Step recovering sounds like St. Benedict: "Gravity is your friend here. You start at Step One and tumble down to Twelve." -Kent Ira Groff, spiritual companion, founding mentor of Oasis Ministries, author of Honest to God Prayer, Writing Tides and other books.