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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
Road Rage
[DISCLAIMER] Road rage Road rage is defined as “a motorist’s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist’s irritating...
Deric Hollings
Mar 9, 20237 min read
Sticks and Stones
[DISCLAIMER] From childhood, I recall when children would often say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never hurt...
Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20236 min read
Accepting What Is
[DISCLAIMER] As is usually the case with my rap-influenced blog content, when working out this morning I heard a song worth discussing...
Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20233 min read
What is rEBt?
[DISCLAIMER] When familiarizing people with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I usually begin by discussing the ABC Model. To...
Deric Hollings
Mar 5, 20234 min read
The Original Hip Hop Therapist
[DISCLAIMER] What KRS-One taught me Lyricist KRS-One, also known as Teacha and Blastmaster, was the preeminent hip hop influence in my...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20235 min read
M-E-T-H-O-D, Man
[DISCLAIMER] Wu-Tang is for the children The chorus to Wu-Tang Clan’s song “Method Man,” performed by rapper Method Man and featured on...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20236 min read
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