[ DISCLAIMER ]   * Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice  (2026) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of 20th Century Studios, Hulu, and Disney+, fair use   I often share my opinions  on movies, expressing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) about how I tolerate and accept outcomes of frustration, annoyance, and disappointment  which stem from my beliefs. For clarity, one REBT source states (page 71):   REBT conceptualizes [ distress ]

[ 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

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When recently listening to the song “ Slick Talk ” by lyricist JID , from his album DiCaprio 2  (2018), I paid close attention as he stated, “Pissed off, I done took my fifth loss this week. Big dog, I can scratch that shit off like fleas.” I then thought of a psychoeducational lesson.   Before I proceed, a couple points of context may be useful. First, being “pissed off” means that one is angry , enraged , or irritated . Second, in hip hop, the phrase “take

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Irrespective of whether or not I’m working with clients on any given day, I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT)—even in my dreams. For instance, I continually remind myself about the importance of tolerance and acceptance regarding most conditions in life.   For context, REBT uses unconditional acceptance  (UA) to relieve self-induced suffering . This is accomplished through use of unconditional self-acceptance  (USA), unconditional other-acce

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I’ve paid close attention to the 2026 Iran war , which some United States (U.S.) politicians still uncharitably refuse to categorize as a “war,” as there’s an ongoing global discussion about the potential for World War III  (WW III). About this matter, one source  states:   World War III, also known as the Third World War, is a hypothetical future global conflict subsequent to World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945).   It is widely predicted that

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 2006, hip hop duo Little Brother (lyricists Phonte  and Big Pooh ) released Separate but Equal   which contained the track “ Let It Go ”, produced by 9th Wonder , that featured lyricist Yasiin Bey  and a sample of “ Got to Get Along ” (1976) by Jamaican reggae fusion band Third World .   Notably, the hook states, “ Let it go . Ah, ah, let it go. Better  let it go. Ah, just let it go. Pull it back, let it go. Ah, and let it flow, like… (All my hopes  were

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When I was a child, my late mom visited a fortune teller  (someone with the supposed ability to foretell future events and especially the details of a person’s future). While my sisters and I weren’t allowed to enter the fortune-telling establishment, my mom shared what she learned.    “She told me that [my older sister] would be married and have children,” my mom gleefully stated as we sat in the parking lot. When my younger sister asked what was in store fo

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   Halfway through my fifth grade year, my mom sent me from Amarillo, Texas, where I lived with her, to live with my dad in Aurora, Colorado. I was an overweight, white-appearing, biracial (white and black) child with a thick Texas accent, and who didn’t know any other kids at school.   When enrolled in Crawford Elementary School (pictured above), I was introduced to Crips  who lived in the local neighborhood. This introduction was by way

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[ DISCLAIMER ]   Stop me if you’ve heard this one. President Donald Trump  once said , “There’s even, uh, under consideration, a new...

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[ DISCLAIMER ] *After having received an image takedown notice regarding the picture previously used on this blog entry, this blogpost has been modified to demonstrate good faith compliance with same on October 16, 2025.   Rather than functioning as a mere headline reader, clickbait consumer, or surface-level thinker by simply reading the title of this entry and drawing a conclusion, I invite you to take a moment to actually consume the content of this blogpost. Otherwise, yo