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.