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Who Are You?
[DISCLAIMER] To me, one of the most meaningful scenes in the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland—based on the novel Through the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Tunnel Vision
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Kodak Black On his 2017 album Painting Pictures, rapper Kodak Black featured a song entitled “Tunnel...
Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20237 min read
Touching Grass in the Texas Panhandle
[DISCLAIMER] Written on June 11, 2023 Posted on June 12, 2023 When my close friend, “Jammies,” invited me to Bomb City (Amarillo, Texas)...
Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20235 min read
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
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
Good, Better, Best
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In adolescence, I was given a book of quotes and enjoyed one catchy citation in particular. Though...
Deric Hollings
Apr 25, 20238 min read
On Apologies
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use From a young age, I was taught to apologize for wrongdoing. There were many biblical passages...
Deric Hollings
Apr 11, 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
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
Get In Where You Fit In
[DISCLAIMER] I’m under no illusion about how my one-third sub-Saharan African DNA isn’t what people immediately notice when looking at...
Deric Hollings
Mar 30, 20237 min read
Matching Bracelets
[DISCLAIMER] Social work snobbery Within the field of mental health treatment, a number of practitioners appear to apply the façade of...
Deric Hollings
Mar 21, 20237 min read
Square Peg, Meet Round Hole
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use A lesson from childhood Though it was designed for use by toddlers, as a child, I recall playing with...
Deric Hollings
Mar 13, 20237 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
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
Unconditional Self-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Other-Acceptance (UOA), I stated, “My narrative of devalued worth...
Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20238 min read
Unconditional Other-Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] When it all began I don’t recall the circumstances surrounding this photo of me at around age four or five. Given my body...
Deric Hollings
Feb 25, 20237 min read
Revisiting the Circle of Concern
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Who knows? Recently, many people have expressed concern over shot-down balloons in or around the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20235 min read
Book Covers
[DISCLAIMER] Book covers In 2015, lyricist Oddisee released an album entitled The Good Fight that featured a track called “Book Covers”...
Deric Hollings
Jan 27, 20237 min read
This Is What You Asked For
[DISCLAIMER] Why are you complaining? When I entered active duty military service with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 1996, my...
Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20226 min read
Good Man
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, Arian Stevens, fair use The Grouch During a recent session, a client described himself as a “good man” for the...
Deric Hollings
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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