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Control and Influence: A Soft Center and Coated in a Candy Shell
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use When working with client X, I recently discussed one of the major techniques of...
Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20256 min read
You Are Not a Bad Person
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Black Rabbit (2025) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Netflix, fair use Because I’m a fan of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 28, 202511 min read
The 5 Stages
[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout my adolescent years I heard people referencing the 5 stages of grief, which were proposed by Elisabeth...
Deric Hollings
Sep 27, 20258 min read
Paradoxical Goal?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use A paradox is a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense...
Deric Hollings
Sep 25, 20257 min read
What Can I Do?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of my favorite albums of 1993 was lyricist Ice Cube ’s anthology Lethal Injection ....
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20255 min read
Control What You Can
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the sort of old school hip hop head who’ll debate a person about the distinction between a lyricist and a rapper....
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20258 min read
Options
[ DISCLAIMER ] The Wisdom of My Late Stepmom Earlier, I listened to the track “ Options ”, from the Su & Tye – EP (2025), by Sule ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 31, 202514 min read
A Preventative Approach to Self-Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20257 min read
Power to Alter Your Circumstances
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20256 min read
It's Not Right, but It's Okay
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Stephanie Loayza , I heard a track by Dutch EDM...
Deric Hollings
Aug 17, 20256 min read
Swallowed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after being stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997), the album Razorblade Suitcase (1996) by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 12, 20259 min read
Self-Disturbed About a Lack of Readership
[ DISCLAIMER ] Dating back to the days of MySpace, I’ve enjoyed posting written content for readership (the mass or a particular group...
Deric Hollings
Aug 11, 20258 min read
The Scourge of the Wrestling World
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken when I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999). The Marine mimicking a wrestling hold is...
Deric Hollings
Aug 7, 20258 min read
Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after my divorce, I took the above photo. Likely because I was dealing with irrational beliefs which...
Deric Hollings
Aug 3, 202516 min read
There Is No War in Ba Sing Se
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , “For months, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised the release of documents on the disgraced...
Deric Hollings
Jul 8, 20258 min read
SOL
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I was made familiar with the phrase “shit outta luck” (also expressed as “shit out of luck” and “slightly...
Deric Hollings
Jul 1, 20257 min read
Brakin': Don't Nobody Want None
[ DISCLAIMER ] Arguably, the five original elements which comprised the subculture of hip hop were MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with...
Deric Hollings
May 4, 20256 min read
Mind Over Matter
[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set from Marixia , I heard the track “ Mind Over Matter ” by...
Deric Hollings
Mar 15, 20255 min read
One Neva' Know, Do One?
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Acceptance , I listed a number of adages used by my late stepmom (featured to my...
Deric Hollings
Jan 30, 20256 min read
Insane in the Membrane
[ DISCLAIMER ] In high school, during a time when I befriended Crips and Sureños , I was given a nickname by my gang-affiliated...
Deric Hollings
Jan 12, 20257 min read
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