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Making Amends
[ DISCLAIMER ] On Radio Embargo Lifted EP (2021), electronic dance music (EDM) artist Lord Leopard released the song “ Make Amends ”....
Deric Hollings
Sep 16, 20259 min read
Eternal Optimist and Mortal Pessimist
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my teenage years, people sometimes used a crude assessment tool to determine each other’s perspectives (the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20259 min read
Chaos That Ensues From Not Having a Plan
[ DISCLAIMER ] Over the years, when working with clients, I’ve advocated use of proper planning (the establishment of goals , policies,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20257 min read
Voices in My Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] There are many aspects from the 90s which I miss. For instance, a lot of the electronic dance music (EDM) released at...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20257 min read
Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 7, 20256 min read
Deep Inside
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20255 min read
When I Grow Up
[ DISCLAIMER ] Per one source , “ When I Grow Up ’ is a 1998 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage . The...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20256 min read
All You Do Is Party
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Karry G which featured the track “ All You Do Is...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20255 min read
Connected
[ DISCLAIMER ] From time to time, I re-watch movies. This is usually done for one of two reasons. First, I have traumatic brain injury ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20258 min read
Pasilda
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken during one of my last trips to Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. After having been...
Deric Hollings
Aug 18, 20254 min read
It's Not Right, but It's Okay
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Stephanie Loayza , I heard a track by Dutch EDM...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17, 20256 min read
Rational Versus Irrational Thoughts and Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my relatively brief stint as a DJ of electronic dance music (EDM), I mixed a track by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 13, 202511 min read
This Is My Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall that when I used to DJ electronic dance music (EDM) from the late 1990s through the early 2000s, British house...
Deric Hollings
Aug 11, 20259 min read
These Thoughts Fall Into My Mind
[ DISCLAIMER ] During the summer after graduating high school, I frequently heard the electronic dance music (EDM) track “ The Bomb!...
Deric Hollings
Jul 24, 20256 min read
Tranquility
[ DISCLAIMER ] What comes to mind when you hear the word “tranquility” (the quality or state of being free from agitation of mind or...
Deric Hollings
Jul 23, 20255 min read
Impressions
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2009, hardstyle electronic dance music (EDM) artist Brennan Heart released his first album as a solo artist,...
Deric Hollings
Jul 22, 20255 min read
On Passion
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1982, under the synth-pop subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM), a New York-based female vocal trio called The...
Deric Hollings
Jul 13, 202512 min read
Turn Around
[ DISCLAIMER ] Within my blog, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I didn’t get along with members of the Marine Security Guard (MSG)...
Deric Hollings
Jul 12, 20258 min read
The Happy Merchant's Early Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] If you reject arguments which advocate free speech while choosing to use ad hominem attacks toward those of us who...
Deric Hollings
Jun 26, 202511 min read
ABBA
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an EduTry electronic dance music (EDM) remix of ABBA ’s song “ Don’t Shut Me Down ”, I...
Deric Hollings
Jun 22, 20256 min read
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