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Happiness Is a By-Product
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Are you familiar with the expression “good vibes”? According to one source, it relates to “meaning...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20243 min read
Self-Inflicted Insult to Injury
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine using your smartphone to engage in a flame war—a lengthy exchange of angry or abusive messages between users of an...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20244 min read
Letter to My Countrymen
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color Decisively, my favorite track from lyricist Brother Ali is...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 202412 min read
U Don't Know Me
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Of all electronic dance music (EDM), I’m most fond of the house genre. Unlike many trance or...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20247 min read
Know the Limits
[DISCLAIMER] When going through Marine boot camp land navigation (nav) in 1996, I recall there being foggy conditions which made for more...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Sensitivity
[DISCLAIMER] Yesterday, I went to the grocery store and discovered that my preferred entry point was blocked off by employees....
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Rigid vs. Rigorous
[DISCLAIMER] In The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, page nine invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to assist...
Deric Hollings
Jan 4, 20244 min read
Resignation
[DISCLAIMER] Page seven of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to help...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Expertise
[DISCLAIMER] I appreciate that in the introduction of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion the authors declare, “REBT [Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20244 min read
Are We the Baddies?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use There’s a popular meme representing healthy introspection—the examination or observation of...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Preacher
[DISCLAIMER] On the same month of the same year I was born, the comedy Car Wash was released. Growing up, I watched the film whenever it...
Deric Hollings
Jan 2, 20246 min read
Interests and Goals
[DISCLAIMER] On page four of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners are reminded...
Deric Hollings
Jan 2, 20244 min read
The Tools We Use
[DISCLAIMER] In 2004, I relocated from my final duty station in San Diego, California back to my place of birth in Amarillo, Texas. On...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20245 min read
Rational vs. Irrational
[DISCLAIMER] Pages two and three of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion address flexibility versus (vs.) passion and rational vs....
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20244 min read
Psychoeducation
[DISCLAIMER] The first page of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion addresses the practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Life Happens
[DISCLAIMER] In 2015, after an unpleasant breakup, I came across a trove of electronic dance music (EDM) tracks which provided me...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Happiness Is a Trap
[DISCLAIMER] I imagine this post will go over like a wet fart on a long run. I recently watched an episode of Rick and Morty in which an...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20236 min read
Good Enough Is Good Enough
[DISCLAIMER] **What’s Love Got to Do with It? spoilers contained herein I recently watched What’s Love Got to Do with It? (2022) and...
Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20237 min read
Perception Isn't Reality
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use My late stepmom used to tell me, “Perception is reality.” Perception is defined as the ability to...
Deric Hollings
Dec 25, 20235 min read
Schadenfreude
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Admittedly, I find it a little challenging not to express joy or pleasure concerning the suffering of...
Deric Hollings
Dec 24, 20234 min read
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