Stop and Think

March 20, 2009

Rob writes:
Living an addictive lifestyle is not easy. It’s a place of pain and a place where dreams become nightmares. I lived this nightmare for ten years of my precious life. It’s a heartbreaking journey in total darkness. I came from a place where hurting others emotionally was done continuously so I [...]

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Never Looking Back

March 20, 2009

J.C. writes:
I am willing to change, and the change has started in me. I want to be a part of something big, something courageous. I want to be a part of an elite group that conquers addiction. I am proud to be a part of this journey of life through Caritas – [...]

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This Life of Mine

March 20, 2009

Cian writes:
My story is a lot like many others. Stereotypical, if you will, of an ‘addict’. However, I reckon it is unique because it is my story and mine alone. Dysfunctional within the family – check…Abuse within the home – check…the inevitable ‘broken home’ – check…self loathing, self abuse, self destruction – check, check, check!!! [...]

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Together in Harmony

March 20, 2009

Chris writes:
I started experimenting with cigarettes at the age of twelve. I did it because I thought it was the cool thing to do. At the age of fifteen, I took my first line of cocaine. Through the next eight years I did whatever I had to do to get my drugs. [...]

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Motherly Love

March 16, 2009

Tom writes:

You became a single mother when I was only two,

You’d put tender, love and care into everything that you’d do!

To try to raise me right, and teach me day from night,

But I saw black when you saw white, and I’d always put up a fight!

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A Second Chance

March 16, 2009

Steve writes:
My life was a real mess before I came to Caritas. I was lost and hopeless, but as the days go by I truly feel it is a thing of the past now. I’m starting to feel the change within my heart. I really feel blessed to have this second chance in life. I [...]

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I Made It

March 16, 2009

Robin writes:
Twenty five months I made it to the end. It hasn’t been easy; there were many times I wanted to quit, but something kept bringing me back. Thank God I did, I would have missed out on the experience of a lifetime. There have been many days I dreamt of this moment, and here it is. [...]

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The Journey

March 16, 2009

Ray writes:
Four years ago my life had taken a turn for the worst. I was married and had a child. I had quit a promising job and left my wife. Not able to handle my decisions, I turned to drugs and then to crime. By 2006 I was looking at jail time or a rehab [...]

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A Different Life

March 16, 2009

M.C. writes:
I spent many months if not years praying for a different life. 
Something I would remember without regret.  Although the majority of my experiences left not only myself but my family with painful memories.  The prayer was answered. And I found myself home at Caritas.  The way I feel towards life and the immeasurable [...]

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Old Me Versus New

March 16, 2009

Derek writes:
Haiku:
Old me versus new
The Bigger man always win
Gonna get ugly
 
Harmony; hand in hand emotions shared, hearts beat monotonously
The day that we will be together again mom & dad you will see…
Hard tines forgotten, look towards the future as one: you & me.
*Sometimes I think by myself about the good times we shared [...]

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