BRAINWASHING - A process of systematically, forcibly, and intensively indoctrinating a person to destroy or weaken his beliefs and ideas, so that he becomes willing to accept different or opposite beliefs and ideas.  (The World Book Dictionary)
My daughter, Mallory, had beliefs that she was unworthy of anyone’s love, could not be successful in school, was […]

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Most of my life I felt like a character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. I was tossed and turned and thrown into life feeling utterly out of control.
I was always considered “gifted.” I taught myself how to read at age four, and I learned my multiplication tables in the first grade. I […]

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“Paintbrush”…
I keep my paintbrush with me
Wherever I may go
In case I need to cover up
So the real me doesn’t show
I’m so afraid to show you me
Afraid of what you’ll do
You might laugh or say mean things
I’m afraid I might lose you
I’d like to remove all my paint coats
To show you the real, true me
But […]

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I was given an awesome opportunity on Saturday the fourth.  Horizon Academy held a garage sale/bake sale/raffle fund raiser to benefit the Toys for Tots and No to Abuse organizations, and I was allowed to participate in it.
My name is Dave S., I am sixteen years old, and I have been attending Horizon for about […]

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A View of My Program…I’d like to…..
 
 
I’d like to take a boat ride down a river
Of dreams
Soulfully driven to a moon cool as cie
Cream.
I’d like to take a look down a mind keep
As well.
Or take a trip to a place far from hell.
I’d like to take your reflection and scatter
It into a pond.
I’d like to […]

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