Pathways to Recovery - Caravan of Life Trust
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Pathways to Recovery - Caravan of Life Trust
2014 Pathways to Recovery The Recovery House Editorial It is with great pleasure that I sit to write the Editorial for the first ever newsletter of The Recovery House. Pathways to Recovery is meant to reflect the day to day activities that are carried out at the institute, as a part of its psychiatric rehabilitation program. It is essentially, a client driven endeavor, one that engages them through being creative, expressive, and productive. Admittedly, the very idea of an organizational newsletter is a novel one for much of the TRH clientele; however, it is has been rather encouraging for me to acknowledge that there are many innate talents and abilities, which just need to be given a chance to be revealed and blossom! As ideas are discussed for each theme of subsequent newsletters, and compilation tasks are divided and carried out, there is much reason to be optimistic that our team members will feel a sense of great accomplishment in producing material that is enjoyable and insightful! The theme for this first issue of Pathways to Recovery is spring. This season brings renewed energies, as the cold and dry days of winter fade away, and sunshine brings along joy and motivation Recovery is a journey not a destination. to indulge in a wider range of activities. Our clients have expressed their individual feelings about this season, including what they like to do, where they would like to go, what they would like to eat, and what means of relaxation they like to engage in to feel good and content. The staff of The Recovery House is a commendable group of compassionate individuals, and serves as a source of tremendous support, hope, and inspiration for the clients. In conclusion, I would like to congratulate all those individuals who have contributed to the publication of this newsletter. Had it not been for the collective efforts, big or small, of all those who were involved, this document would have remained but a dream! Happy Reading! Samir Merchant Editor Page 2 Spring Festival By S. K Holi: The festival of Holi is celebrated in During the spring season the weather Hindu culture all over the world. In this kind of remains very pleasant and the winds blow in a very festival; families and friend gather together to fine style. When the rainfall takes place during the celebrate the beginning of spring and return of colors spring season the weather become more pleasant. All after winter. Tons of different colored powder is the beautiful flowers blossom in this season. These splashed on the entire body from person to person. flowers include red roses, pink roses, tulips, and This pleasure of spraying colors on to everyone sunflower. During spring, following festivals are creates a great feeling. The rainbow colors on one’s celebrated with great fervor. body makes one feel flawless and overjoyed!!! There is a Sibi Festival in Sibi, Balochistan. It is the BASANT: At the beginning of the spring second largest festival in Pakistan. This mesmerizing season the Basant festival is celebrated. It is very event is also helpful towards the economy and for the famous and popular. During the Basant, kids and people of Balochistan. In this beautiful fun festival adults fly kites, dance on loud music and feast with having the antique agricultural and cattle show for family and friends. Kites appear like beautiful birds example camel and horse riding, goats and cows on the sky. Lots of variety in foods and sweets is parade, dance of horse, horse race, circus of cooked in vast quantity for celebrating Basant. motorcycle, musical program and wonderful show of Everyone enjoys cutting kites of their opponents in fireworks. Different private companies invest their the sky with “manja” (strings). time and creations by selling special items of Sibi. People come from worldwide wholeheartedly to enjoy Rose flower captured by A.A.A. Recovery is a journey not a destination. ultimate Sibi festival. Shot by AJ at Flower Show, Karachi on March 1, 2014 Page 3 Visit to a Farm house by K.M Below is a picture of spinach patch clicked by R.Y. It was a wonderful journey to Sungold Organic Farm of Karachi. There was a lot of peace at the farm. The weather was bright and calm and the scenario was beautiful. Everywhere was the irrigated farm, all the way around us. There was a great variety of ploughed vegetables. We saw beans, tomatoes, parsley, coriander, mint, eggplant and spinach. I harvested spinach and eggplant, and then we made pakoras out of them, while we enjoyed having the special tea of the village. Both tasted too good. We also saw banana trees, few turkey and hens, cows and bull. The entire experience was mind-blowing; it also made us wonder about the village farm life. Through My Eyes By S.K Schizophrenia is a mental disorder In this disease patient have delusions Hearing voices and noises Lack of motivation Sight of fictional objects Inappropriate behavior Talking false People get fit by taking medicines If you stop then you will stuck in illness Keep moving for getting success Be like sports man Drink lot of water Do exercise Be aware to get rid of darkness You are the only one who can fight And some day you will get success by following doctor’s instruction Recovery is a journey not a destination. Page 4 Arts Creation Greeting card made by A.J Recovery is a journey not a destination. These clays figures were made by S.E. Page 5 Culinary Arts Namak Paray Recipe by N.A and A.H INGREDIENTS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Wheat Flour Zeera Salt Baking Powder Oil 3 Cups To taste To taste 1 Pinch DIRECTIONS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mix the wheat flour, zeera, baking powder and salt. Make dough and knead. Roll the dough out and cut into diamond shape. Boil the oil and deep fry. Serve it with lime water or cold drinks. Recovery is a journey not a destination. Page 6 The Recovery House Staff The Recovery house is a non-profit organization committed to promoting recovery from mental illness through a collaborative, client-centered behavioral program. Our clients manage their mental illness so that they can be successful and satisfied in the living, working, and learning environment of their choice. Clinical Team Members Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist, and Certified Nursing Staff. Address: 156 Bangalore Town, Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi, Pakistan Telephone: 021-345 46364/5/6 Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0302-8260371 For more information, please visit our website www.caravanofliferust.org Recovery is a journey not a destination. Page 7