I am delighted to take on the role of Interim Executive Director at The Doorway. For me it feels familiar, as I worked with Marilyn, the staff and Board a few years ago as a consultant. During that project,…
This is an important time in The Doorway’s history as the Board of Directors is seeking a new leader to build on the wonderful legacy of Marilyn Dyck and to ensure The Doorway’s ongoing contribution to our community. This…
Taking all the bad toxicity in my life, One day at a time. Will make it right. Learn to let go of what was, and accept what is. Need to focus on myself and face my fears of being alone. Putting my past behind me, moving on, but…
Last week during the ‘deep freeze’ a young person came through our doors, tears in their eyes….. frozen from the night outside. It was suppose to have been their last… this morning was their treatment day’ “People have been…
When young people start coming to The Doorway they have often been traveling backwards rather than forwards for quite some time, or as this young man said “on a decline”. A first big success is stopping the train, the next…
I sit in a spot between 2 dots.A type of person will call you crazy,Another enlightened.I feel frightened, and jealously in confusion.The only analogy I can put was written in books. “A separate reality” – Carlos CastanedaThere is a spot…
On Monday we celebrated Christmas with our Participants They kindly wrote you a thank you letter. On behalf of The Doorway participants, we would like to pull together in cheer for all the efforts and Christmas joy brought to the…
Here is a snippet of the thoughtfulness you gave and the joy that was experienced when participants received your generosity at our Christmas Events this week. Appreciating each and every one of you. Young people at The Doorway received so…
Over the past 6 months, my husband and I have been really battling with our addictions. So much that our relationship & future depend on it. It has slowly gotten easier and easier, not to mention more comfortable to…
I have just listened to Pink Floyd ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘We Don’t Need No Education’… This combined in my thoughts with a reflection yesterday on the Sociology of Hope. One of the summary elements of ‘hope’ suggested that the ‘way’ to hope…