by Wayne T. Dowdy “You can if you think you can. Engrave those seven words deeply in your consciousness. They are packed with power and with truth.” Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale January 5, 2023, Update: I wrote Job Affair from inside the…
Out of Many
by Wayne T. Dowdy When we unite we become stronger, more intelligent, and our chance of survival as a species increases because of unity. Now with the Internet, billions of us are connected and can share intelligence and a collective conscious. In social settings, if we focus on what we have in common, it helps…
UNCIVIL WARS
by Wayne T. Dowdy Thanks for reading my blogs and for helping to increase the traffic at StraightFromthePen.com. I picked up more views in a month than what I used to pick up in three. 🙂 I began this blog before learning my WorkKeys scores today (08/15/17), which I will cover in conclusion. I…
WAITING
I am waiting, waiting for my WorkKeys test scores, waiting for a class to begin on Job Applications & Resumé Writing. All of that waiting concerns preparation for the day my freedom arrives (read my poem below, “Waiting”). The past prepares me for today. Today prepares me for tomorrow; and if given a “tomorrow,” I…