R – Relief from mental stress.
E – Enjoyment of life.
C – Connection to friends.
O – Outgoing personality.
V – Vision for the future.
E – Energetic throughout the day.
R – Recapture your mental health.
Y – Yes to life.
Category Archives: Inspirational Poems and Prose
Recovery, by Anna Marie Lawrence
July 3, 2008 – 5:20 am
The Forgotten, by Christine Kelly
June 26, 2008 – 5:17 am
We walk among you fearfully,
Hoping our illness you can’t see.
We wrestle our demons silently
Struggling to be a part of your community.
We continually hope and pray,
That today will be a better day.
Mental Illness is our epitaph,
But you don’t want to talk about that.
So we gather in therapy,
Hoping for a time we’ll be free.
We work day in [...]
On the Way, by Anna Marie Lawrence
June 19, 2008 – 5:02 am
While following the map,
Towards our destination,
We might take a wrong turn
Even though signs are there
Showing us the right way.
After a needed rest,
Enabling us to read
The road map more closely,
The trip goes smoother;
Our destination, home.
Peace, by Anna Marie Lawrence
June 12, 2008 – 4:52 am
Sometimes in our garden of life,
We have to pick the weeds of
Anger and hurt;
Plant the seeds of forgiveness
To get the fruit of love.
We have to pick the weeds
Of gossip and intolerance;
Plant the seed of equality
To get the fruit of justice.
And when we pick the weeds
Of abuse and violence;
Plant the seed of
Understanding,
We have the fruit of [...]
Don't Stop Her, by Anna Marie Lawrence
June 4, 2008 – 5:25 am
Is there something you don’t quite like
But you can’t really stop it though you want to?
In my case, it's a Mountain Ash tree.
It leans and the roots show.
I’d like to replace it with a prettier tree.
Maybe for you, it’s a child that’s a little different.
You‘d like her to be more like [...]
No Songs to Sing by Anna Marie Lawrence
May 29, 2008 – 5:39 am
This is the first of weekly poems and prose to follow by Anna Marie Lawrence, who is helping to transform the Northern Lakes CMH system to be one which expects recovery. She hopes to inspire others on their recovery journey. We invite you to visit this Virtual Recovery Center each Thursday for the next installment.
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