Emotionally Steady

By Dwayne Hicks | April 28, 2021 |

Those who know me would probably describe me as an emotional person. I know how to hold my emotions in check sometimes. At other times they just blow through the doors and seem to take over. I recently went to the office of my partner who passed just to have a conversation about how much…

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I Know

By Dwayne Hicks | January 2, 2021 |

I have confidence in what I know. I’m not talking about arrogance, just confidence. My journey with the Lord has been going on since I was in 3rd grade. I will admit that my faith journey looks a LOT DIFFERENT now than it did years ago.  Faith at its very core is fairly simple. The…

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Calm Down

By Dwayne Hicks | November 11, 2018 |

I have had this said to me on more than a few occasions. When my emotions get stirred up and I say too much, I’ve been asked in a kind way to calm down. I’ve also been asked in a harsh way. I used to be a bit “wound tight” and it didn’t take much…

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Trying To Understand

By Dwayne Hicks | November 2, 2016 |

  I have tried to understand complicated positions before – if I don’t understand, I usually try to approach the position again from a different angle. I have tried to understand people who sharply disagree with me and then emotions pile into the situation and it’s gets really hard to understand and sort through the…

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Feelings

By Dwayne Hicks | February 25, 2016 |

  I often tell people that feelings are quite fickle. I can feel happy or sad in half a second from each other. I can feel angry. I can feel hurt. I can feel elated. I can feel frustrated. This list of “feelings” could get quite long. I do believe that most everyone has “feelings”…

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