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Recovery Month Art & Poetry Contest Announcement! Submissions due August 20th. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 3RD!

National Recovery Month, which is celebrated in September every year, is approaching soon. In preparation, King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) has announced its Recovery Art and Poetry Contest. This year’s theme is “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community."

Deadline for Recovery Month Poster Art and Poetry Contest is Friday!

https://youtu.be/UOcD_oS0fpc About the Contest In preparation for National Recovery Month, which occurs every year in September, King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) has announced its Recovery Poster Art and Poetry Contest. This year’s theme is “Rising Above it All: Wellness, Resilience, and Recovery”. The contest is open to adults, youth and family members…

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The Seeds of Transformation

A poem by Valera Corliss The Seeds of Transformation The seeds of Transformation,lie deep, desiccated, dormant, in thefurnace of the rocky, sandy desert soil.Dreaming of Rain…Thirsting for waters of restoration,resurrection…of Hope and Faith in Potential,The Possible…Waiting for the baptism of Love thatnurtures theEmergence,from the desolation of their inheritance.To rise above, conquer the environment ofdesolationthey were…

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I Imagined a Life

A poem by Jeremy Grove I Imagined a Life I imagined a life…Without needles and veins;Free from heartache and pain;All my dreams are attained.I imagined a life…With a beautiful home;And freedom to roam;Without this pain in my bones.I imagined a life…My family could be proud;Mind no longer full of clouds;Needs of my heart spoken loud.So…