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N 2 Deep: An Interest and Goal to Remain Out of a Box and Above Ground

[ DISCLAIMER ] The above picture represents one of my many life transitions (a significant change or shift in one’s life stage, role, or circumstances, requiring adaptation to new routines, relationships, and a different sense of self). It was taken after returning from military service in South America. Several years before the photo was captured, I stood at the proverbial precipice of high school graduation and early adulthood. Not long before then, I was faced with a c

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Nov 2713 min read

To What Are You a Servant?

[ 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 . The authors quote ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca ’s first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) Thyestes , as follows: “ Tantalus : The highest power is— Thyes

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Oct 156 min read