Twelve Steps on the path to "Occupy Earth"

Why stop at "Occupy Wall Street"?  Why not Occupy America, the Earth, Life?

In reading thru the Alcoholics Anonymous entry in Wikipedia, particularly the "Twelve Steps" program, after attending an Occupy Wall Street satellite rally last night, I was inspired to adapt them to a broader use.  Here's my attempt.


1.  Admit that we have a problem, that we are locked in an unREASONABLE life style, and that this live style has become unmanageable.

2.  Come to understand that a PATH greater than our individual paths can lead us to reason.

3.  Make a decision to accept our destination in the journey of living and dying that defines our world.

4.  Make a fearless, honest and never ending inventory of our motivations and desires, weakness and corruptions

5.  Admit to ourselves, our God, and to our community how we contribute to the corruption and exploitation of our planet.

6.  Become ready for our Community responsibilities, social conventions and ethical obligations to our fellow inhabitants of the planet to guide us in freedom from our self destructive ways.

7.  Humbly seek a reasonable path by involvement and discussion with other living beings.

8.  Make a list of all the ways we personally damage our earth, weaken our cultural heritage, block social exchange, discourage open mindedness, and allow hate, and be willing to make personal changes.

9.  Make amends and change in your own life where it is reasonable to do so.

10.  Be mindful of the way we go thru life and make continued efforts to live a reasonable and compassionate life.

11.  Spend time thinking about our part in our society and engage in the processes that shape our world.

12.  Experience an awakening as to how far off the path of reason we have wandered.  Try to carry this thought to other human beings.  Try to practice the principles in our lives, in personal habits and professional pursuits, in mundane chores and spiritual meditations, that help to restore us to a path of reason.