top of page
Blog Reminder
Please be mindful of the fact that if you subscribe to or comment on this blog, others may be able to see the name and/or contact details you enter. If you are uncomfortable with the self-initiated release of your name, you are encouraged to consider this reminder and use whatever option serves you best. Solicitation, marketing, botting, and other web-scraping subscriptions will be removed.
Self-Mastery Required for Real and Lasting Power
[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. Before discovering Stoicism, I pondered the self-mastery (conscious control over one’s behavior) required (called for as suitable or appropriate) for real (having objective independent existence)
Deric Hollings
Jul 56 min read
It Is What It Is
[DISCLAIMER] “Son,” my dad told me when I was a child, “I don’t know why I brought children into this world when it’s so wicked [morally very bad; evil],” per 1 John 5:19. He went on to explain that anyone with knowledge of the Bible would do well to reconsider the desire to have kids. This was a revelation to me, as my dad had four children! Furthermore, his admission was contrary to what my late stepmom told me when saying it was an “abomination” not to abide by the bib
Deric Hollings
May 299 min read
Complex Systems vs. Complicated Systems
[ DISCLAIMER ] In order to provide this psychoeducational lesson on mental, emotional, and behavior health (collectively “ mental health ”), it may be useful to define various terms. After all, the complex and complicated topics discussed herein may not actually be as you believe they are. The term “complex” relates to a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known. As an example, my cellphone is a complex
Deric Hollings
Apr 1514 min read
The Cartesian Crisis: What Do I Control? What Do I Influence?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Reality , as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), is “in philosophy, that which genuinely exists , usually in contrast to that which only seems to exist .” There are many Western, Eastern, and other philosophical perspectives which address this concept. This brings me to the notion of truth (the body of real things, events, and facts : a judgment , proposition , or idea that is true or accepted as true —being in accordance with the
Deric Hollings
Apr 1215 min read
Bloodbending: A Moral and Ethical Dilemma Regarding Control
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Avatar: The Last Airbender spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Nickelodeon, fair use ATLA – I ask that you keep an open mind In no less than five posts within my blog, I’ve discussed the animated fantasy action television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA). Aside from it being my favorite animated series, I argue that ATLA contains theoretical, philosophical, and spiritual concepts worth considering. Therefore, this is a seri
Deric Hollings
Nov 17, 202523 min read
bottom of page