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Changing Behavior
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, my dad instilled in me his Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs. Aside from it being disagreeable to celebrate...
Deric Hollings
Sep 237 min read
Act On Nothing That Is Untested
[ DISCLAIMER ] During the time that I was on voluntary appellate leave from the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, I worked in the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 236 min read
Bring It Back
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Practical Magic (1998) spoilers contained herein. Recently, someone expressed that I recommendatorily should watch...
Deric Hollings
Sep 228 min read
Hey You! You're Losing Your Mind!
[ DISCLAIMER ] When recently listening to electronic dance music (EDM) from the 2025 Arc Music Festival , I enjoyed the collaborative...
Deric Hollings
Sep 226 min read
Hubris
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine that I sat down to draft this blogpost, searched for an artificial intelligence image of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 226 min read
Summer Party
[ DISCLAIMER ] As I understand, the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere for 2025 is Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M....
Deric Hollings
Sep 215 min read
Who Are You? This Is the Question.
[ DISCLAIMER ] On July 11, 2023, I posted a blog entry entitled Who Are You? in which I stated of the question “ who are you ?”: I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 216 min read
Impugning Motive: Swallowing a Toad
[ DISCLAIMER ] Quite often, when paying attention to arguments which take place during civil discourse, I observe people impugning...
Deric Hollings
Sep 2110 min read
Putting Our Impressions to the Test
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 206 min read
Power
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m at a stage in life whereby I realize how distinct my upbringing was from the younger...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1913 min read
Following Reason During Your Short Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] Regarding my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Sep 196 min read
The Cat Pissed on George!
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use When I was a child, my mom kept in close touch with a friend from her youth (“Kay”)....
Deric Hollings
Sep 196 min read
Don't Push Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his the fifth studio album, serving as his first posthumous album and the last released with his creative input, The...
Deric Hollings
Sep 187 min read
Is This the Tool You Want to Use?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Crunchyroll, fair use Not long after it first aired as an English dub version, I enjoyed the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 186 min read
Not a Stain on Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although there are various remixes of the track, I prefer Big Tuck ’s “ Not a Stain on Me (Remix) ” which features Fat B...
Deric Hollings
Sep 184 min read
Are You Working Against Your Interests and Goals?
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 186 min read
Civilization Isn't Inherently Civilized
[ DISCLAIMER ] On July 18, 2024, I stated in a blogpost entitled A Principled Stance on Free Speech : Similar to my opposition to...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1712 min read
Making Amends
[ DISCLAIMER ] On Radio Embargo Lifted EP (2021), electronic dance music (EDM) artist Lord Leopard released the song “ Make Amends ”....
Deric Hollings
Sep 169 min read
Dispute With Respect
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a psychotherapeutic model that uses two main tools to address the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1611 min read
Welcome to My World
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2013 mixtape Ghetto Heaven, Vol. 1 , rapper Cam’ron released the track “ Welcome to My World ”. The intro...
Deric Hollings
Sep 167 min read
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