At Peace
July 2026 | Annual Prison Issue | Gratitude

At Peace

How an hour spent down by the wading pool to do Step work became a powerful spiritual experience

Today I went to a creek in the neighborhood I grew up in to complete my Sixth and Seventh Steps. There’s a small waterfall that empties into a wading pool. I sat on the rocks and prayed for everyone who was on my resentment lists, even the ones I really didn’t want to pray for.

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