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Free in This Moment
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 74 min read
Bringing Meaning to the Words
[ DISCLAIMER ] In my youth, I could hardly wait to be grown (old and mature enough to live on one’s own). When living with my dad and...
Deric Hollings
Sep 68 min read
Control What You Can
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the sort of old school hip hop head who’ll debate a person about the distinction between a lyricist and a rapper....
Deric Hollings
Sep 68 min read
There Are No Strings on Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Pinocchio (1940) spoilers contained herein. A Marionette without Strings There was a time when the Walt Disney...
Deric Hollings
Sep 511 min read
What Do Your Vices Cause?
[ DISCLAIMER ] A vice is defined as moral depravity or corruption. Here, a moral is defined as of or relating to principles of right...
Deric Hollings
Sep 56 min read
Do Degrees Infer Intelligence?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When enlisted in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps (1996-2007), I considered military officers to be intelligent for...
Deric Hollings
Sep 48 min read
They Don't Know Trauma
[ DISCLAIMER ] An Empirical Perspective On his 2018 album Black Privilege , Ace Clark released a track entitled “ They Don’t Know ”...
Deric Hollings
Sep 312 min read
It Wasn't Rational
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use I make no secret of the fact that I was kicked out of the United States (U.S.) Marine...
Deric Hollings
Sep 26 min read
Let's Just Not Even Discuss It, Man
[ DISCLAIMER ] Fickle Neuroticism At times, hip hop fans behave in a manner which is fickle (marked by lack of steadfastness,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 210 min read
Wherever You Go, There You Are
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the summer of 2009, before I began graduate school to become a counselor, a couple of friends, my then-girlfriend,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 28 min read
Today, I Got Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] It was in fifth grade, after having moved from Amarillo, Texas to Aurora, Colorado, that I first heard the word “ cuz ”...
Deric Hollings
Sep 18 min read
Dancing with Myself
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, I heard the song “ Dancing with Myself ” by English punk rock band Gen X (formerly Generation X), with...
Deric Hollings
Sep 19 min read
Virtue Makes Adversities Bearable
[ DISCLAIMER ] When enlisting in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps (1996), I didn’t think much of virtue (conformity to a standard...
Deric Hollings
Sep 16 min read
Options
[ DISCLAIMER ] The Wisdom of My Late Stepmom Earlier, I listened to the track “ Options ”, from the Su & Tye – EP (2025), by Sule ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 3114 min read
One Day, You Will Die, Die, Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my senior year of high school, I sat in a home economics class. Seated next to me was a girl to whom I’ll refer...
Deric Hollings
Aug 315 min read
The Cause of My Irritation Is Not in This Person but in Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 316 min read
Clinging to Memories Keep You Trapped Between Worlds
[ DISCLAIMER ] Daily Practice Do you self-disturb (upset yourself with beliefs) regarding memories (the ability to retain...
Deric Hollings
Aug 309 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 275 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 266 min read
A Preventative Approach to Self-Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Aug 267 min read
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