Journey to Mount Align?

By Robert E. Perrine

Concept

This is part two to the Fishbowl story. The layout of this story is loosely based on the first six steps in the twelve-step sequence. Tell this as a story because people are more inclined to pay attention to something that is entertaining. Keep it short because newcomers have a difficult time focusing.

· Chapter titles link to the steps

· Bob is pure Socratic

· Continuity with Fishbowl

Audience

The primary audience for this book is the newcomer.

Keep the story so vague that people can see themselves in it.

· Audience of addicts that reluctantly joined a program.

· Audience of those who are codependent and want to stop rescuing.

· Audience of those with some years who want a tool to help reach the newcomers.

· A tool to help orient newcomers.

Outline

1. Step 1 - Admission

a. Start in Tranquility

b. Searching for something

c. Marlene finds her map

2. Step 2 - Power

a. Try hamlet of Aware

b. Electrical lines

3. Step 3 - Turn It Over

a. Try Steps

b. Barbed wire between paths - control

c. Many trails: 12-steps,cross,star,+others

d. Grace started Linda on the "Narrow Way"

e. Daniel still crabby

f. Everything supposed to be better

g. Give Marlene her Turn It Over in beads

4. Step 4 - Fearless

a. Linda + Marlene for polal opinions

b. Marlene in control but Linda refuses control

c. How do we understand our Higher Power

d. Bring drama in through bill collector - Rick

e. Marlene back to darkness

5. Step 5 - Confession

a. Words are lies waiting to be hatched

b. Expectations are accusations waiting to hapn

c. Ambush - Rick died

d. Recognize negative inventory

e. Marlene - God is her higher power

f. Know-personal+shared+combined

g. Electricity - you don't create or understand

h. But you tap in

6. Step 6 - Ready

a. Apologize to each other

b. Marlene explains it all to Linda

c. Expedition back Mt.Align

d. Ripples of our actions affect society

e. Finally, Marlene gets it

Background

Marlene is a mermaid.

Bob is a sea horse.

Daniel is a crab.

Ellen and Fred are tuna.

Beth and Andy are dolphins – very smart.

Linda is an octopus – lots of hands always reaching for your wallet.

Grace is a whale.

Junior is a shark.

Abstract

This is part two in the Fishbowl series. In this adventure Bob helps Marlene learn about the Path with Many Steps. Marlene searches for her higher power. And Linda searches for great restaurants.

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