A Different Drumbeat

By Dwayne Hicks | February 3, 2019 |

I love music. I grew up with music at home. My Grandma (Essie) was part of the Hayes family from Boone, North Carolina. She played old ballads from Appalachia on her guitar until she was well into her 80’s. In fact, we would roll her from her room in the Convalescent center to the common…

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Stay Calm

By Dwayne Hicks | December 13, 2018 |

I’m not sure that I was ever considered a “calm” person when I was a bit younger. I would guess that in the last 10 years (my mid-forties) was when I started becoming calmer. I do believe that there is a direct connection to when I started carving time out of my morning to spend…

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Seven Things

By Dwayne Hicks | December 7, 2018 |

I am a bit of a list maker. It keeps me on track. If I’m organizing my day, I will make a list of things to do. I will sometimes map out my day with lists. I sometimes wish the apps at the grocery story put the coupons in the order of the isles I’m…

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Liar Liar

By Dwayne Hicks | October 30, 2018 |

I don’t like to admit that I’ve told a lie, but there are times when there is not an easy answer. I just tried to justify a lie. How do you answer some of these questions? Do you like me? Do you notice anything different about me? Do you think that woman (or guy) is…

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To Tell A Lie

By Dwayne Hicks | July 2, 2018 |

It would straight up be a lie if I said that I had never lied. I’m embarrassed to share that because I’ve learned that a lie is straight from the pit of hell. Someone once said, that “a lie can be half-way around the world before the truth gets his running shoes on”. Lies really…

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Action

By Dwayne Hicks | May 12, 2018 |

This word is about doing something. A person who takes some action is not passive. I have been through seasons where I wasn’t as active as at other seasons of my life. I am learning that putting activities off doesn’t really help. I need to take action when it’s called for. I have never been…

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