Monthly Archive: September 2009

Hopeless to Hope

The Courageous Pen   ·   September 14, 2009

Tom writes:
Before coming into this program I was living in homeless shelters and on the street for two years.  I had no job, no real friends and no desire to live honestly.  My life was a living hell with no purpose at all; I would wake up every morning and have absolutely nothing to do [...]

A Meaningful Purpose

The Courageous Pen   ·   September 14, 2009

Rob writes:
If I were to describe my life today in one word it would be “purposeful”.  Today I believe in a purpose driven life.  This is how I view life today but it wasn’t how I viewed it not too long ago.  My life before this belief was filled with very little purpose.  In fact, [...]

My Life

The Courageous Pen   ·   September 14, 2009

EM writes:
My life used to be exciting before,
But I had nothing worth fighting for.
It used to be about pleasure,
Yet I was blind to the real treasure.
I wanted it to be
Like peaches and soft cream.
But I kept falling in ditches
With lost dreams.
My life was about partying
From evening ‘til morning.
Yet it always seemed boring
Because I had no [...]