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A Cause for Concern Doesn't Cause Concern

[ DISCLAIMER ] I invite you to consider a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) which involves how I practice Stoicism regarding a current event. Although you may be tempted to pass by this post, because you don’t care about media stories, I encourage you to stay. I don’t necessarily like or love current geopolitical events, though I make an attempt to daily practice REBT—which involves facing matters for which I have little appreciati

Deric Hollings

4 days ago11 min read

The Future's Not What It Used to Be

[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Allia Sounds and Dimitri Aless , I heard the duo open with the song “ The Future ” (2025) by Ankhoï and Luch . In repetitious order, the lyrics states: We hold hands, as if nothing has changed I go forward, you come back to me We don’t have long to rearrange The future’s not what it used to be While viewing these lyrics through the proverbial lens of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT),

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

Apr 135 min read

A Matter of Concern: Loss of a New START

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use My primary military occupational specialty (MOS) when in the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense , enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps (1996-2007), was military police (MP). My secondary MOS was Marine Security Guard (MSG). Both positions were of a federal nature. Overlapping my military service, I became a subcontractor with the U.S. Department of Energy when working at Pantex (the primary U.S. nuclear weapons ass

Deric Hollings

Feb 57 min read