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It Won’t Matter, Because You’ll Be Long Gone

[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. Ancient and modern Stoics tend not to shy away from the topic of death. Colloquially speaking, someone is said to be “gone” once they die. After a relatively lengthy period of time has passed, one

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

4 days ago7 min read

Back in the Day

[DISCLAIMER] I was born and, with exception of about two years, raised in Amarillo, Texas—colloquially known as Bomb City. From my sophomore to senior years of high school, I attended Amarillo High School (AHS)—home of the Sandies (mascot name, short for the “Golden Sandstorm”). During my junior year, when he was only 18-years-old, rapper Ahmad released his album Ahmad (1994) which contained the track “Back in the Day”, featuring a sample of the Teddy Pendergrass song “Lo

Deric Hollings

May 276 min read

Take Me Back

[DISCLAIMER] On the intro of “Take Me Back”, from the album Tha Truth, Pt. 3 (2017), Houston, Texas rapper Trae tha Truth states, “Say, you remember that shit? Talmbout them days, nigga. We pull up, nigga. Sta-Flo, starched down!” If you’re unfamiliar with Texas hip hop, then you may be lost. The phrase “talmbout” is a conjunction of the words “talking” and “about.” Also, Sta-Flo is a potent liquid starch which people from the South use when pressing (i.e., ironing) creas

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

May 256 min read

9 PM (Till I Come): Accepting What Once Was

[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Mila Rubio , I heard her spin the track “ 9 PM (Till I Come) ” by trance music German DJ and producer ATB from his debut studio album Movin’ Melodies (1999). That track brought back a lot of pleasant memories! Hearing one of the EDM tracks I spun when DJing in the ‘90s and ‘00s, I thought of a relatively brief psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT). Now, I invi

EDM and REBT

Deric Hollings

Apr 56 min read

Concern With the Here and Now

[ DISCLAIMER ] I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), a psychotherapeutic modality developed by the late psychologist Albert Ellis . Unlike other models which focus on the past (having existed or taken place in a period before the present), I stated of REBT in It’s In the Past : The overwhelming majority of clients with whom I’ve ever worked have discussed unresolved issues of the past. While I meet with these individuals in the present, I’m unable to alte

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Mar 1710 min read