[ DISCLAIMER ]   As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living  by Ryan Holiday  and Stephen Hanselman .   Marcus Aurelius stated, “The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutua

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As he hails from Connecticut, one of the underground hip hop lyricists whose content I’ve appreciated since 2006 goes by the stage name Apathy (formerly The Alien Tongue). Before learning of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I knew little about his namesake.   I simply thought it was synonymous with indifference (the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent—a marked by a lack of interest , enthusiasm, or concern for something). Yet, according t

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I find it useful to discuss concepts which are accepted due to common knowledge  (something that many or most people know). Often, what one presumes to know isn’t truly known by others.   According to one source , regarding game theory , common knowledge may be described as “the idea that something is not merely known by all the players in the game, but is also known to be

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   There’s a quote unproved to have been stated by Mahatma Gandhi , “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ .” For context, “Christ: is used by Christians—followers of Christ—as both a name and a title, unambiguously referring to Jesus .   Jesus is believed to be the son of Jehovah , a Latinization of the Hebrew יְהֹוָה‎ Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the

[ DISCLAIMER ]   * Shelter  (2026) and The Rip (2026) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Black Bear Pictures, fair use   “What do you do?” I’m sometimes asked by clients when referring to daily practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT). One arena in which I train is the occasionally challenging realm of cinematic features. For instance, I enjoy films featuring Jason Statham .   Understanding what Statham movies often entail, I have no unhelpf

[ DISCLAIMER ]   For many years, I was what could be described as a basshead (an audio enthusiast who has a preference for high-intensity, deep, and resonant low-frequency sounds referred to as bass—often seeking car audio systems which deliver powerful, physically felt, and high-quality bass).   My fondness for this lifestyle began in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when I was introduced to a subgenre of hip hop music known as Miami bass . For instance, as I lived in apartment

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   If memory serves, I met someone to whom I’ll refer as “Freckles” when living in a children’s home in 1991. Residing in my first cottage at the home, I attended Churches of Christ youth functions whereby Freckles and I became vaguely acquainted.   After I was transferred to a separate cottage of the children’s home, switching church congregations to that wherein Freckles’s granddad was the minister, she and I became better acquainted. I thought of her as inte

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   When attending the Amarillo Community Center in my youth, one of my favorite fieldtrips on which children were taken was to the Amarillo Public Library (i.e., the downtown location). There, adult volunteers read stories to children on specified days of the week.   Those were among some of the brightest moments during otherwise darkened instances of my childhood. In any event, one of my preferred stories was Where the Wild Things Are b

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   How often to you think about morals and ethics ? A “moral” is a person’s standard of behavior or belief concerning what is and isn’t acceptable for the individual and other people. Morals thus relate to what’s considered good, bad, right, wrong, or otherwise acceptable or unacceptable.   An “ethic” is a set of moral principles , especially those relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct. Whereas morals  rela

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The Satanic panic   In a blogpost entitled The Dark One , I noted that in my childhood my late mom dabbled in black magic . It was around that time that I learned of Aleister Crowley  and his alleged use of sex magic with children. This is a well-discussed topic  among some magic practitioners.   Admittedly, I have the vaguest knowledge, wisdom, and understanding  about this topic. Furthermore, I don’t care to learn more about the matter. Additionally, it’s

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “I already know what you’re going to ask me,” is a phrase that I often hear when providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) to the clients with whom I work. “You’re going to ask me what I’m telling myself,” I’m then informed.   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not  the occ

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  by Xenia Dia earlier today, I heard her spin the track “ House It Goes ” (2025) by Spartaque and As Ide . The song represents the genre of progressive house , a variant of my favorite EDM genre house music , as the lyrics state:   I heard this house is so much fun. Is that true ? They say it’s wild when it’s one o’clock. It’s one. Is that true? Do people really come from miles around just to feel th