Hopeless to Hope

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 [...]

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A Meaningful Purpose

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, [...]

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My Life

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 [...]

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The Road to Persistence

July 3, 2009

Derek writes:
Two years today marks an unbelievable, indescribable, and at the time, unachievable journey. I remember vividly reading what was written in the Caritas Quarterly newsletter about a man whose alias was Rob. As I read, stricken with fear, frustration, and mostly doubt, I tried to understand the type of “long hard journey” [...]

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Resurrection

July 3, 2009

Dan B writes: My name is Daniele, I’m 39 years old and have been at Caritas for twenty three months. I was born in Toronto and brought up in a good Italian family. The first time I ever touched drugs was when I was fourteen and it started as a joke with friends, [...]

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Drug City

July 3, 2009

Curt writes:
It’s my parent’s fault. Society’s fault. Your fault, school system’s fault, television’s fault, my ‘best friends’ fault. Everyone’s fault that I’m snorting chemicals. Burnt. Down. I could have been a famous musician, or a president, or own a restaurant downtown if you hadn’t screwed me up. Destruction. Failures. [...]

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Beautiful Struggle

March 20, 2009

Evgene writes:
At the age of 17, I started experimenting with marijuana. No traumatic event, pain, or depression lead me into smoking my first joint, but obviously there was something missing within. Without even realizing it, I was running out of ways to fill that void. Drugs seemed to do the trick, or [...]

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Imagine

March 20, 2009

Colin writes:
When presented with the idea to write a brief summary of my life I pondered the thought of what I could say or possibly have to offer anyone. The promise that it might be read aloud or even printed brings no interest to my mind, although to reflect on the idea that I might [...]

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The Road of Purpose

March 20, 2009

Vince writes:
It all started in high school when I first started smoking marijuana but I know now it goes deeper than that. During those years I wanted to be accepted so I went with the flow and didn’t realize where I would end up. I never was used to repressing those feelings towards [...]

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Purpose

March 20, 2009

Steve writes:
Growing up was really difficult for me. My father was abusive with me and my mother. My teachers at school all knew, and when I would get in trouble, all I thought about was what my dad was going to do to me. My first escape of my reality was basketball. [...]

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