Responded

By Dwayne Hicks | November 8, 2020 |

This word is a word of action. The opposite of responding is ignoring. A response could be negative or positive. I could choose to not respond, which is in fact a response. There are times that I’m looking for a response from someone and I get nothing.  If I’m looking for a response, then I’ve…

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Restraint

By Dwayne Hicks | May 28, 2020 |

There are so many times when I want to say what is on my mind. There have been other times when I want to strike back at someone who’s brought harm to me. I’ve picked up some wisdom from some great mentors over the years and they’ve taught me what it means to have great…

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Open Invite

By Dwayne Hicks | June 20, 2018 |

There are times that I get invitations to events that I really just don’t want to go. I also get invites to events when I’ve already made another commitment. I still haven’t figured out how to be in two places at once. Some invitations need a response from me and others can simply be ignored.…

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T-R-O-U-B-L-E

By Dwayne Hicks | April 26, 2018 |

I’ve met TROUBLE more than once. In fact, it seems like he/she comes around way too often. I didn’t refer to trouble as “it”, because more often than not, I connect “trouble” to a person. Trouble means “to disturb the mental calm and contentment; worry, distress, agitate, inconvenience, discomfort or disorder”.  I don’t usually go…

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