Angry

By Dwayne Hicks | January 11, 2021 |

I will be the first to admit that I’ve been angry. I might have been angry yesterday – I can’t remember. There are things that make me angry and then there are things that make me want to blow my stack.  I think it’s incredibly important to control my response to anger. Anger can be…

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Music

By Dwayne Hicks | September 12, 2020 |

I really enjoy music.  I would venture a guess that nearly 100% of the people on this planet love music. I want to be quick to point out that they don’t all love the same style or kind of music. I’m a bit eclectic when it comes to music.  I like music for specific occasions.…

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Written Down

By Dwayne Hicks | October 11, 2019 |

My handwriting has got a bit messy over the years. I think I try to write too fast. I also think my hand isn’t quite as nimble as it once was either. I have tried all sorts of electronic note systems and I’ve used electronic “to do lists”, but recently I listened to a podcast…

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Rescued & Blessed

By Dwayne Hicks | May 5, 2017 |

There are times that I’ve felt trapped in conversation (almost all “one-way conversation”) with a person who “knows it all” and a friend will come up and interrupt and engage – I’m rescued. I have learned over the years how to disengage a person like that because the conversation isn’t meaningful for them or me…

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This I Know

By Dwayne Hicks | November 11, 2016 |

  I actually believe that I know lots of stuff. I know my family. I know what day it is. I know right from wrong. I know good versus bad. I’m not being braggadocios, but as an older man with lots of different kinds of experiences; I’ve learned a good bit. There is still a…

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