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Radical Change: Begin With What Simply Is
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, when working in the field of nuclear security (2004-2008), I joined a running club with several coworkers and one of their spouses. Having developed a number of injuries associated with my military service (1996-2007), I underwent an adjustment period with running. That method of change was radical (very different from the usual or traditional), because I’d grown accustomed to simply being injured and not appreciating previously enjoyed activitie
Deric Hollings
Mar 109 min read
Things Simply Are
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons to improve one’s mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively...
Deric Hollings
Oct 5, 20257 min read
Observing Eye and Perceiving Eye
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 20256 min read
ABBA
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an EduTry electronic dance music (EDM) remix of ABBA ’s song “ Don’t Shut Me Down ”, I...
Deric Hollings
Jun 22, 20256 min read
Caught One in the Wild
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on the ABC model of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I invite...
Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20257 min read
Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use According to Google’s artificial intelligence overview, the phrase rearranging deck chairs on...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20256 min read
It's Like That, and That's the Way It Is
[ DISCLAIMER ] In elementary school, one of the hip hop acts which was most popular among both children and adults with whom I...
Deric Hollings
Dec 28, 20248 min read
Naturalistic and Moralistic Fallacies
[DISCLAIMER] Throughout my blog, I discuss Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume’s concept of the is-ought problem, which...
Deric Hollings
Mar 3, 20247 min read
Go with the Flow
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Although the above-featured image was generated using artificial intelligence, the scene reminds me...
Deric Hollings
Mar 2, 20247 min read
The Rider, the Elephant, and the Path
[DISCLAIMER] Years ago, I was introduced to a Jonathan Haidt concept regarding how the mind, emotions, and behavior function. Later...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
When Idealism Doesn't Stack Up to Realism
[DISCLAIMER] Close stack As a Marine Security Guard (MSG), I twice had an opportunity to serve on a tactical team—a group of individuals...
Deric Hollings
Jul 7, 202312 min read
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