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I’m Not Sick, but I’m Not Well: Insecurity

[DISCLAIMER] It was my late friend Wendy who introduced me to the song “Flagpole Sitta” by alternative rock band Harvey Danger, from their album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? (1997). Lyrics from the chorus include, “I’m not sick, but I’m not well.” Wendy was a nurse by education, experience, and trade. Therefore, she was used to caring for people who were sick. Simultaneously, if memory serves, the vanity plate on Wendy’s vehicle related to the cited lyrics from Ha

Deric Hollings

Aug 99 min read

Enabling Sick People to Just Become Selfish Psychopaths

[DISCLAIMER] The above photo, featuring my dad and his four biological children, was taken in 2010. As my dad’s eyesight was deteriorating, I planned a family trip so that my dad could see his children together for one last time. This is because my family isn’t one in which togetherness is valued. As an example, even though my family came together for one last opportunity to pose for family photos, I wound up physically restraining one of my sisters from committing homici

Deric Hollings

Jun 279 min read

Wherever a Person Can Live, There One Can Also Live Well

[ 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 . The authors quote ancient Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius who stated, “ Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well ; life is also in the demands of cour

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Mar 94 min read

Living Well, No Matter Where

[ DISCLAIMER ] I traveled a lot when in the military, as in the photo above I had a relatively brief layover in the Denver International Airport. Fortunately, I was able to visit with family members during the wait. Although unfamiliar with “ eudaimonia ”, I lived well. About this, one source states: Eudaimonia is a Greek word literally translating to the state or condition of good spirit , and which is commonly translated as happiness or welfare . In the works of Arist

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Mar 45 min read

Forming a Canyon

[ DISCLAIMER ] Throughout my life, I’ve frequented Palo Duro Canyon (PDC) which is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon, and is the second largest canyon system in the United States. According to one source : The canyon was formed by the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River, which initially winds along the level surface of the Llano Estacado of West Texas, then suddenly and dramatically runs off the Cap

The Daily Stoic

Deric Hollings

Nov 27, 20255 min read