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The 5 Stages
[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout my adolescent years I heard people referencing the 5 stages of grief, which were proposed by Elisabeth...
Deric Hollings
Sep 278 min read
Options
[ DISCLAIMER ] The Wisdom of My Late Stepmom Earlier, I listened to the track “ Options ”, from the Su & Tye – EP (2025), by Sule ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 3114 min read
One Day, You Will Die, Die, Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my senior year of high school, I sat in a home economics class. Seated next to me was a girl to whom I’ll refer...
Deric Hollings
Aug 315 min read
Memento Mori
[ DISCLAIMER ] * 28 Years Later spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Sony Pictures Releasing, fair use I enjoyed...
Deric Hollings
Jun 266 min read
I Will Live My Life Till My Life Runs Out
[ DISCLAIMER ] * The Life of Chuck spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Neon, fair use I recently watched The Life...
Deric Hollings
Jun 235 min read
The Gift of Memory Lives On
[ DISCLAIMER ] On their 2011 album Professional Dreamers , a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden known as Looptroop Rockers released...
Deric Hollings
Jun 188 min read
Yellow Ribbon
[ DISCLAIMER ] Being that today is May 1, 2025, and given that my mind sporadically recalls songs at random times, a military cadence...
Deric Hollings
May 15 min read
Clarity in Seeing What Others Overlook
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
May 14 min read
You Will Realize You Are Dying Before Your Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , artist: Don Aguillo , fair use In childhood, I enjoyed watching Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats...
Deric Hollings
Apr 84 min read
Nightshift
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was young, my thick and naturally curly hair grew relatively quickly. Because hairstyling was considered an...
Deric Hollings
Feb 166 min read
So Long, Country Bumpkin
[ DISCLAIMER ] I find it humorous to discover the reactions of people when I inform them about my dad’s musical tastes and subcultural...
Deric Hollings
Feb 98 min read
Kim-Jade
[ DISCLAIMER ] I met Kim-Jade (“KJ”) in 2011, during the same month that I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling degree. In...
Deric Hollings
Feb 65 min read
I Am Not Afraid to Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] Over the past several years, I’ve had many conversations with a fellow United States (U.S.) Marine Corps veteran...
Deric Hollings
Feb 47 min read
Obituary
[ DISCLAIMER ] When speaking with a friend yesterday, I was reminded of an obituary—a notice of a person’s death, usually with a short...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3011 min read
Expiration Date
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Perhaps one of the most irrational beliefs I’ve encountered throughout my life relates...
Deric Hollings
Jan 286 min read
A Question of How
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending military police (MP) training at Fort McClellan, Alabama (AL) in 1997, a high school friend of mine who...
Deric Hollings
Jan 59 min read
O Death
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Having once subscribed to the Judeo-Christian values under which I was raised, I formerly...
Deric Hollings
Mar 26, 20246 min read
Perverse Incentives
[ DISCLAIMER ] Definition and examples A “perverse incentive” may be defined as a negative unintended consequence of a performance...
Deric Hollings
Feb 10, 20248 min read
This Ride Inevitably Ends
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Despite their many shortcomings, I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who didn’t lie to me...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
How Would You Like to be Remembered?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, photographer: Marcela Patino, fair use My dear friend “Jammies,” a professional model and makeup artist,...
Deric Hollings
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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