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I Sacrificed Myself to Save You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, I heard a quote attributed to author Penny Reid , “Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.”...
Deric Hollings
Nov 11, 20245 min read
A Great Wall
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of China Film Group, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures, fair use I think I’ve seen the...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Catharsis
[ DISCLAIMER ] Electronic dance music (EDM) artist Amir Hussain ’s 2013 track “ Catharsis ” is a proverbial assault on one’s auditory...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Outta Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] It’s been a bit since I posted a blog entry specifically about death. Likewise, it’s been a moment since I posted an...
Deric Hollings
Nov 9, 20244 min read
I Got Two
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blog entry entitled TBI I stated, “Two of my family members weren’t as well-off in their experiences, as both...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20248 min read
As the Rush Comes
[ DISCLAIMER ] 2004 was a transitional year for me. After entering voluntary appellate leave with the Department of Defense (DoD) in...
Deric Hollings
Nov 4, 20245 min read
Enjoyable Consequences
[ DISCLAIMER ] When discussing the ABC model of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), I don’t typically highlight positive...
Deric Hollings
Nov 3, 20247 min read
It's in Your Eyes
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use When recently listening to a DJ set from Chris Luno , I heard a Diode Eins remix of the track...
Deric Hollings
Oct 27, 20246 min read
Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently listened to what I consider to be a fantastic set by DJ Yamatomaya in which she opened with the Tomas...
Deric Hollings
Oct 21, 20245 min read
Arm and Disappointed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) in my spare time, I enjoy...
Deric Hollings
Oct 15, 20246 min read
Medicine
[ DISCLAIMER ] Recently, I listened to Danny Servidio ’s “House Is A Healer” (HIAH) set on Rumble and heard the track “ Medicine ”...
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20246 min read
Hip Hop and EDM Psychotherapist
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the world’s foremost hip hop and electronic dance music (EDM)-influenced rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Oct 14, 20246 min read
Different Side
[ DISCLAIMER ] From time to time, I find it interesting to learn what clients think as I practice professional use of self by...
Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20246 min read
Happy Place
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recently came across a video of Alison Wonderland performing at Electric Daisy Carnival —an electronic dance music...
Deric Hollings
Sep 24, 20245 min read
Connie
[ DISCLAIMER ] If memory serves it was during my sophomore year at Amarillo High School (AHS) that I was introduced to Connie, a speech...
Deric Hollings
Sep 22, 20249 min read
Holding Church
[ DISCLAIMER ] For a brief period of time, my late mom was affiliated with a Texas-based outlaw motorcycle club (MC). To state it...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20247 min read
Elements of the Past
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I’m uncertain, I think the above photo of my sisters and I was taken in or around 1979. Unless I’m mistaken, I...
Deric Hollings
Aug 24, 20249 min read
Believer
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use During my second year in Okinawa, Japan, a crime comedy film by the name of Go was released. I...
Deric Hollings
Aug 6, 20246 min read
A Spring of Hope
[DISCLAIMER] Considering political turmoil over the past couple weeks, and having written a number of blogposts related to issues which...
Deric Hollings
Jul 21, 20245 min read
Innocente (Falling in Love)
[DISCLAIMER] In 2001, electronic dance music (EDM) duo Delerium released a track entitled “Innocente (Falling in Love)” that featured the...
Deric Hollings
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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