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Want vs. Need
[ DISCLAIMER ] ** Unique disclaimer : If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202319 min read
EDM and REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Born in the mid-‘70s, I was exposed to many genres of music during my youth. While each category has shaped my perspective...
Deric Hollings
May 1, 20238 min read
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
Precision
[DISCLAIMER] The critical A When I initially studied Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) between 2009 and 2011, while in graduate...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20236 min read
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20239 min read
Managing Expectations
[ DISCLAIMER ] That’s the point There are few hip hop duos who, if they never released another album, I could be satisfied with for the...
Deric Hollings
Apr 26, 20238 min read
It's Friday!
[DISCLAIMER] STFU! A couple years ago, I came across a YouTube video entitled “Shut the Fuck Up Friday!” by the Pot Brothers at Law....
Deric Hollings
Apr 21, 20238 min read
2-Nice
[DISCLAIMER] (My high school friend, “1/2 Ton,” with me in the late ‘90s, as “2 Nice” was stenciled on my jacket) Shame attacking When...
Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 202312 min read
Where Was Heaven?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Where was heaven? Towards the end of my tour of duty while assigned to Okinawa, Japan in 1999, rap...
Deric Hollings
Apr 7, 202310 min read
Yippee!
[DISCLAIMER] For a period of time, I participated in training for competition at shooting matches. I put many rounds downrange in an...
Deric Hollings
Apr 6, 20236 min read
Kermy-Kerm
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When I was young, I enjoyed watching The Muppet Show, as my favorite Muppet was Kermit the Frog. Now...
Deric Hollings
Apr 3, 20235 min read
Cell Therapy
[DISCLAIMER] The South got somethin’ to say To me, arguably one of the most meaningful albums dropped during my high school graduation...
Deric Hollings
Apr 2, 202311 min read
Live By Yo Rep
[DISCLAIMER] Live by yo rep Things were done differently when I was younger. Of course, I have no way of knowing if my recollection is...
Deric Hollings
Apr 1, 20238 min read
BUSting Baseless Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] Have you ever needed to end a foundationless assumption? Herein, I’ll provide two scenarios—both associated with a similar...
Deric Hollings
Mar 24, 20237 min read
B.D.E.
[DISCLAIMER] Practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I like to think that I have belief-disputing efficiency (B.D.E.). This...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20232 min read
Brief ABC Vignette - Texting
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use For quick Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practice, whereby I will use the ABC Model,...
Deric Hollings
Mar 22, 20236 min read
Boggles the Mind
[DISCLAIMER] I can’t recall exactly when in my youth I began to appreciate graphic novels and comic books. What I do remember from...
Deric Hollings
Mar 22, 20237 min read
The Three MUST-get-eers
[DISCLAIMER] Albert Ellis, the architect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), is credited with having stated, “There are three...
Deric Hollings
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Practice
[DISCLAIMER] Slightly over two decades ago, after a defeat to the Boston Celtics, 76ers player Allen Iverson referenced “practice”...
Deric Hollings
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Unconditional Life-Acceptance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Horseshoes In my youth, I enjoyed playing the game of horseshoes . This lawn contest was usually played by two people, or...
Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20238 min read
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