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Nurture and environment
May 31, 2020

Nurture and environment

Nurture and Environment I credit my creator the Father, Jēsous (Jesus), the Holy Ghost with blessing me to understand that there are four ways of living and that they can fluctuate throughout our life: Poor...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
Freedom through happiness - Happiness through freedom
May 13, 2020

Freedom through happiness - Happiness through freedom

Freedom Through Happiness - Happiness Through Freedom Freedom through happiness - happiness through freedom had eluded me because I had lacked purpose, meaning, and peace. Today I resolved to leave the contemporary attempt to solve...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
The pain!
April 3, 2020

The pain!

The Pain! How could I experience so much pain without knowledge? Ah, that's it... I did not have the knowledge of words to be able to connect my feelings with words and their meaning. An...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
I know - The danger of being wrong
April 3, 2020

I know - The danger of being wrong

I Know - The Danger of Being Wrong A follow up to "My Environment Shaped Me" essays. How could my knowledge be dangerous? My knowledge became dangerous because it led me down a path form...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
My environment shaped me: My response
March 26, 2020

My environment shaped me: My response

My Environment Shaped Me My Response It is not enough or complete to just blame my enviroment. Now that I know its power to influence my thoughts, feelings, emotions, decisions, and actions I am on...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
My environment shaped me
February 20, 2020

My environment shaped me

My Environment Shaped Me I have had enough of the "You've done this to yourself;" "You had a choice." Back in the 1980s, I had a difficult time with the word choice. I was of...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
Loner
December 25, 2019

Loner

Loner From December 19, 2019 to December 25, 2019, I discovered that I did not choose to be a loner. I became aware of this situation by reading “I Can’t Get Over It -- A...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
Journey out of hopelessness
November 23, 2019

Journey out of hopelessness

Journey out of Hopelessness 11/23/2019 Saturday My almost 25 years of total incarceration has taught me that if I was able to rise from the throes of hopelessness, lack of meaning, lack of purpose; than...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
The madness within the madhouse
November 4, 2019

The madness within the madhouse

“The Madness Within The Mad House” Little did I suspect or know that one day I would be part of the madness within the mad house. So, what am I referring to? I am referring...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
Loner?
February 2019

Loner?

See "The Origin of Sesdar" journal 02/2019 Loner? Yes, I tend to avoid others, but why? I believe this resulted from lack of nurture, lack of healthy environments, and insecurity due to fear. How can...
Griffith, Douglas L., Jr.California
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If you are working on an APWA-related project, please let us know how you plan to utilize the Archive. We hope to share information about your work with our readers and, whenever possible, with relevant APWA authors.

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