Today makes six years since I opened Roots to Recovery A vision of hope that grew into gift.Since then I’ve built three more sober livings,Now transitional homes, full of second beginnings. I lost my business license, I’ll admit the fall,Vice President of a recovery board—I lost that too.For the same reason, but still I stood … Continue reading Building a Better Future: Six Years of Serving Recovery
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Sin, Pride, and Passenger seat
Remember back when sin and I shook hands?Well, meet pride — he already understands.He runs the show, he takes the bow,He loved the lies, and he loves them now. Pride and I, oh’, we struck a deal;"No need for help, just fake what’s real."I let that idiot take the wheel- But then I welcomed the … Continue reading Sin, Pride, and Passenger seat
Sacred Scarf
By: I AM Katrina Grief didn’t arrive gently.It pinned me down.Tied me without rope.I did it to myself-nailed my own skin to memory,my bones to stiff silence,my breath to what I couldn’t say aloud.It felt like punishment.I did it to myself-for loving too deeply,for losing what love couldn’t hold onto.I was still.But Not in peace—in … Continue reading Sacred Scarf
Embracing Grace: My Baptism Experience
I wandered through conversations and doors, searching for a home,Lost in the crowd, still feeling alone.Churches stood tall, but none felt genuinely real--- Until the arms of Journey embraced me, and I could finally start to heal. This peace wrapped around me, slow but true.A presence so holy, I felt love breaking through.I slowly started … Continue reading Embracing Grace: My Baptism Experience
Grief 101: A Personal Journey
Never counted days, months, or years in my time on this earth,But today feels different, weighed down since your last breath. Five weeks since I felt you breathe your final sigh,Five weeks since your calmness faded, and I watched you die.It weakens me. The silence is bearable, it's not what I dread,But the sadness creeps … Continue reading Grief 101: A Personal Journey
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How to Help Someone Who Won’t Help Themselves. #9
I recently had a conversation with someone about how to help someone who won’t help themselves. This made me think back to my teens and 20’s. This made me think about how I would unconsciously relive scenes of abuse over and over in my mind. It wasn’t until my early 30’s that I decided to … Continue reading How to Help Someone Who Won’t Help Themselves. #9
Why Your Age is Holding You Back From Experiencing Life. #7
Consider this thought… Is growing older in age, with a few aches and pains better with… or without living your great life experiences? Whether your experience unfolds to be a masterpiece or a painful lesson, it’s still growth, is it not?
How understanding the background of my anxiety and depression lead me to a healthier lifestyle. #3
This poem is meant to bring you, the reader, into my life-long battle with anxiety and depression. Not the situational depression, such as mourning a death or overcoming a break up. I am speaking of the anxiety and depression that I developed at a young age and spent most of my life trying to cover … Continue reading How understanding the background of my anxiety and depression lead me to a healthier lifestyle. #3