Monthly Archive: December 2009

Lessons in Life

The Courageous Pen   ·   December 8, 2009

Tom writes:
I’ve made several mistakes in my twenty seven years on this earth but none stand out to me as much as the mistake I made when I was thirteen.  I was living with my father, in Newfoundland, at the time and the people who I considered friends were starting to pick on me and [...]

Addiction

The Courageous Pen   ·   December 8, 2009

Anonymous writes:
My addiction became the only way to deal with life.  The ways of life for me were to hurt my family, hurt my friends, hurt others, and hurt myself.  The work that I did for my addiction was to steal, lie, cheat, spend earned money, and to rob.  My experience in rehabs and jail [...]

My Mistake

The Courageous Pen   ·   December 8, 2009

Chris writes:
I believe that one of my biggest mistakes is taking my life for granted.  I put no value to my time and procrastinated on all the important things in life that really matter.  For example, my family, my health, my friends and many more things that I can carry on about.
 
I’ve learned that like [...]

The Biggest Mistake in My Life

The Courageous Pen   ·   December 8, 2009

Aaron writes:
There was a period of time when I was nineteen years of age, my mother broke up with my father.  My part to play in this is that I had resented the fact my mother did what she did and because I felt so hurt inside.  I took advantage of her and began to [...]