[ DISCLAIMER ]   Yesterday evening, when unwinding from a day of intense focus on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I listened to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  by Sara Collado . It was precisely the form of respite (an interval of rest or relief) I was seeking!   During the set, Collado played the song “ Unexpected Strings ” (2025) by David Hasert and Moses Mehdi , featuring the elegant vocals of Lalena . The track reminded me of “ Venasque ” by Ian Pooley

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “Son,” my dad said as I sat across from he and my late stepmom at a dining room table not long after graduating high school in 1995, “what’re you gonna do with your life?” I experienced a state of depression at the time, to the extent whereby suicide was considered a viable option.   Having watched a number of commercials regarding the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, chiefly the depiction  of a gallant warrior on horseback defeating a number of game piec

[ 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 Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca  who stated, “Why then are we offended? Why do we complain ? This is what we’re here for” (page 176). Expanding on this perspective

[ 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....

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The above photo was taken during one of my last trips to Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. After having been...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In a blogpost entitled Touching Grass With Smashing Pumpkins  (2024), I discussed an event in which I attended a concert...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), while serving in the field of military police (MP) as a United States...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   If memory serves, I met Mac in 1992 when I was a resident at a children’s home. The cottage in which I lived was...