Lessons From the Sacred Inipi(15) By Ghost Dancer Talladega Prison, January 8, 2019 – We had a packed house today; it was our guest week. Today’s focus was all about being humble and forgiving. So many times we forget to truly be humble and seek forgiveness for all our weaknesses and faults. People often haveContinue reading “Living a Successful Life”
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Letting Go of Negative Energy
Lessons From the Sacred Inipi(14) By Ghost Dancer Talladega Prison, Sept 10, 2019 – Sweat Lodge It is very hot and humid here today and really was at the lodge. Walks came out and helped sing and make prayer ties with me. No, we didn’t allow him to sweat. He is recovering from back surgeryContinue reading “Letting Go of Negative Energy”
Let the Circus Begin
Light In the Distance… OUT DATE- 209 Days and Counting By Steven Maisenbacher Well, by now we all know I managed to get up enough gumption to finally say enough is enough and quit the J.O.B. We may or may not have known that it would entail my moving from housing unit Sigma A, officiallyContinue reading “Let the Circus Begin”
And the Sun Sets Again
Light In the Distance… OUT DATE- 216 Days and Counting By Steven Maisenbacher Despite what you might see on TV, prison isn’t all mayhem and ugliness. In large part, a wonderful normal average day in the life of Walks consists of lots of nothingness. Need I remind you it has been 2 years of allContinue reading “And the Sun Sets Again”
Mine, Nacho’s Cheezy Rice Surprise
Light In the Distance… OUT DATE- 243 Days and counting – Still gotta eat. Steven Maisenbacher Here I am once again sports fans with another installment of “Exactly what I don’t know” and I’m your host, Walks On The Grass. Well, I have made yet another culinary discovery! See, today I was gonna make aContinue reading “Mine, Nacho’s Cheezy Rice Surprise”
Self-Worth
Lessons From the Sacred Inipi (11) Talladega Prison, April 30, 2019 – Had another great day at the lodge. There were only three of us again. The others have all been transferred. Instead of several smaller tarps to lap over the framework, we now only have one huge one so, with so few, figuring waysContinue reading “Self-Worth”
The Eagle
When you look at this drawing of the Eagle I would like for you to see beyond the art and understand all that was going on that inspired it. In the early 1990’s, I was locked up at the notoriously infamous Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, commonly known in the system as “The Bottom.” Administrators ofContinue reading “The Eagle”
Crying Ceremony
Lessons From the Sacred Inipi (10) By Ghost Dancer May 7, 2019 – Today our Native brothers had a much-needed crying ceremony. Now most people don’t understand this technique to help heal themselves. It is not done in most lodges, so most who attended sweat lodge ceremonies have never experienced this type of ceremony andContinue reading “Crying Ceremony”
Humbleness
Lessons From the Sacred Inipi (9) By Ghost Dancer On Being Part of Everything That Is Nov. 13, 2018 – Just got back from the Inipi ceremony. It has rained on us all day. We are soaked to the bone. Today was our guest week and we had a packed lodge. Since it was soContinue reading “Humbleness”
Rough Start – So Many Questions
Light In the Distance… Final Months of the Long Road Home By Steven Maisenbacher With my long-awaited “Out Date” – August 31, 2022 just months away I have been scrambling to try to prepare for the imminent transition. During the closing months of 2021, I was heartened by the fact that the Covid Pandemic seemedContinue reading “Rough Start – So Many Questions”
Journeys of the Spirit 