Gratitude 2021

An Attitude of Gratitude makes a difference in my perception of life in general.  Sometimes I must slow down to look at what matters most to make my attitude change from a negative perspective to the positive. Having 19-million views on Google Maps does make me feel grateful on one level, but it’s only another … Continue reading Gratitude 2021

Gratitude 2020 by Wayne T. Dowdy

When the year 2020 began, I believed it was going to be a wonderful year, and as in other things, it is a matter of perception of whether it has or has not been a wonderful year. For me, I lived to fight many more days and continue to be thrilled and happy to be … Continue reading Gratitude 2020 by Wayne T. Dowdy

GRATITUDE AND MORE

from Wayne T. Dowdy Last year on December 23, 2015, I posted “Plot to Stop Santa by Mr. D.” to add a little humor to the holiday season (read it on straightfromthepen.wordpress.com or waynedowdy.weebly.com and check out Santa’s militarized sled). This year I am writing along personal lines and will share some previous messages I … Continue reading GRATITUDE AND MORE

Electronic Chain-2019

Having served over 30-years in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prison, I walked out of an era with demons and dragons trying to hold me back as I reentered a society, unlike the one I left behind in 1988.

I had never used a cellphone, been on the Internet, or experienced life on the Outside without chains wrapped around my waist, wrists, and ankles.