[DISCLAIMER] In the above photo, intentionally not edited so that I could authentically present a moment of imperfection (the quality or state of being imperfect—fallible, such as flawed in form, structure, or function), as a teenager, I knocked upon the hotel door of a female adolescent. For clarity, when referring to the physical action of hitting a door to announce one’s presence, the standard phrasing is “knock on a door”. Still, “knock upon a door” is also grammatica

[DISCLAIMER] My primary military occupational specialty when enlisted in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps was military police (MP). My secondary billet was Marine Security Guard (MSG). In the above photo, as an MSG, I was assigned to the U.S. Embassy, Lima, Peru (2000-2001). Initially, I was ignorant (lacking knowledge, education, or awareness) about how MSGs supported the mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). However, once I gained knowledge, wisdom, and

[DISCLAIMER] In 1997, while enlisted in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps and assigned to Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama, I graduated from the U.S. Army Military Police School, officially completing my initial training for military police (MP). I was part of class 05-97 (“class 5”). While undergoing MP training, my class advisor, a staff sergeant and former drill instructor, devoted a fair amount of time toward mentoring trainees under his charge. He taught me fa

[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 Zeno of Citium, considered to be the founder of Stoicism, who stated, “If you lay violent hands on me, you’ll have my body, but my mind will remain with Stilpo” (page 298). Regar

[ DISCLAIMER ] In my youth, public service announcements (PSAs) were a common method of teaching morals and ethics . For clarity, a moral is a person’s standard of behavior or belief concerning what is and isn’t acceptable for the individual and other people. Morals thus relate to what’s considered good, bad, right, wrong, or otherwise acceptable or unacceptable. An ethic is a set of moral principles , especially those relating to or affirming a specified group, field,

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Imagine receiving a telephone call from an attorney who informs you that a relative to...

[ DISCLAIMER ] During the time that I was on voluntary appellate leave from the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, I worked in the...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m at a stage in life whereby I realize how distinct my upbringing was from the younger...

[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2013 mixtape Ghetto Heaven, Vol. 1 , rapper Cam’ron released the track “ Welcome to My World ”. The intro...

[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), a form of Cognitive Behavior...