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Live In What's Real, Despite Memory Reconstruction
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the early day of blogging for my website, I took a scholarly approach to writing. In particularly, self-references...
Deric Hollings
Aug 910 min read
Cost vs. Expense
[ DISCLAIMER ] On their 2025 album Breakfast at Christie’s , Breeze Montana and Chase N. Cashe released the track “ All’s Fair ”...
Deric Hollings
Aug 85 min read
Take an Inventory of Your Obligations
[ DISCLAIMER ] I recall working in a loss prevention role for a major retailer many years ago. Part of my duties entailed a tedious...
Deric Hollings
Aug 67 min read
We Can't Live as Both Jekyll and Hyde
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although I hadn’t read Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , an 1886 Gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert...
Deric Hollings
Aug 45 min read
Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after my divorce, I took the above photo. Likely because I was dealing with irrational beliefs which...
Deric Hollings
Aug 316 min read
My Philosophy
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken when I was assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil...
Deric Hollings
Aug 212 min read
We Can't Have It All
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Something Shiny? I addressed Shaka kaSenzangakhona , king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828,...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17 min read
Impressions Upon the Water
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry...
Deric Hollings
Jul 244 min read
Indifference: How Much More Relaxed Would You Be?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I arrived at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997), I was a private first class (E-2) that was assigned to a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 238 min read
You Almost Always End Up With Regret
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use About a great number of issues, I remain ignorant (destitute of knowledge or education). For...
Deric Hollings
Jul 228 min read
Enjoy This Brief Time We Have On Earth
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jul 196 min read
We Decide Whether to Label Something Good or Bad
[ DISCLAIMER ] Do you know about the belief-consequence (B-C) connection of self-disturbance ? It results when an undesirable A ction...
Deric Hollings
Jul 186 min read
Why Bother Getting Mad at a Vending Machine?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Have you, or someone you’ve known or witnessed, ever self-disturbed with beliefs which were...
Deric Hollings
Jul 176 min read
Breaking Silence
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo obtained from Google search on July 16, 2025, fair use There’s a common sensationalist tactic used in media by...
Deric Hollings
Jul 166 min read
What We Desire Makes Us Vulnerable
[ DISCLAIMER ] For some time, I’ve used my blog to address world conflict. In specific, I’ve discussed war between Russia and Ukraine,...
Deric Hollings
Jul 158 min read
Consider What You Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live the seemingly glamourous life of a celebrity? Perhaps you’ve...
Deric Hollings
Jul 144 min read
Banquet Etiquette
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, my mom taught my sisters and I lessons on etiquette (the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or...
Deric Hollings
Jul 136 min read
Weather the Storm
[ DISCLAIMER ] When assigned to the Marine Security Guard detachment (det) in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (1999-2000), I was quite athletic...
Deric Hollings
Jul 115 min read
Conditional Happiness
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Jul 105 min read
Your Duties Are the Sum of Individual Acts
[ DISCLAIMER ] When stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), my attitude was a bit high-strung (having an extremely...
Deric Hollings
Jul 96 min read
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