Tricked

By Dwayne Hicks | December 29, 2019 |

I don’t mind surprises, but I do mind being tricked or manipulated into doing something that I would not normally do.  There is an element of deceit to trickery. I don’t mind a good practical joke, but deceit and manipulation are altogether something different. Over the years of my life, I can recall a few…

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Deception

By Dwayne Hicks | February 1, 2016 |

  I have learned about this term the hard way. I’ve been duped and tricked with deception into believing something that simply isn’t true. I’ve put my confidence in others only to have their true colors come out later. I feel like I’m decent at discerning, but there are times when I’m totally deceived by…

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Duped

By Dwayne Hicks | May 9, 2014 |

I have most definitely been the “victim of deception” before – just about everyone has. I’ve been lied too. I’ve been deceived. It’s no fun being on the receiving end of another person’s deception. There are times that a lot of hurt happens with the deception. Trust is certainly destroyed with deception. I can so…

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