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Deric Hollings
May 4, 20245 min read
No Carrot in this Garden
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Have you heard idiomatic phrases such as “no horse in this race” or “no dog in this fight”? These...
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Deric Hollings
May 4, 20245 min read
Why is this Tiger Here?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use According to one source , “The number of people killed in tiger attacks crossed the 100 mark in...
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Deric Hollings
May 3, 202413 min read
A Bad IDEA
[ DISCLAIMER ] IAT In 2004, while on voluntary appellate leave from the Marine Corps, I attended training for a human resources (HR)...
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Deric Hollings
May 3, 20244 min read
Self-Deprecation
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I’m privy to the inner-dialogue of individuals who say some of the...
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Deric Hollings
May 2, 20246 min read
When the Work Pays Off
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use During graduate school for counseling I attended practicum hours at a Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Deric Hollings
May 2, 20244 min read
Inside Out
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When living in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, I used to enjoy watching people practice capoeira on...
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Deric Hollings
May 1, 202413 min read
Integration
[DISCLAIMER] Although I was raised in accordance with Judeo-Christian values, it never made much sense to me to turn the other cheek...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 30, 20247 min read
I Feel Like Dying
[DISCLAIMER] *For those who need it: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255; https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org; 9-8-8)....
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Deric Hollings
Apr 30, 20247 min read
Bulletproof
[DISCLAIMER] The year 2009 was a transitional period in my life, one in which I now consider the personal separating distinction between...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 30, 20248 min read
Self-Discipline
[DISCLAIMER] Looking back, I was a peculiar child. In elementary school, I refused to take my toys outside for play activities with other...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Group-Differentiated Rights
[DISCLAIMER] According to one source: Group-differentiated rights, or rights that vest on the basis of an individual’s membership in a...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 29, 20245 min read
LFT vs. HFT
[DISCLAIMER] Prior to attending United States Marine Corps recruit training, I disturbed myself with irrational beliefs about boot camp....
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Deric Hollings
Apr 29, 20246 min read
Embrace the Suck
[DISCLAIMER] When stationed in Okinawa, Japan as a Marine in 1997, I learned that the abbreviation “MP” didn’t solely stand for “military...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 202417 min read
Talkin' All That Jazz
[DISCLAIMER] Talkin’ jazz In 1988, hip hop band Stetsasonic released their album In Full Gear which featured the track “Talkin’ All That...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20248 min read
Hope in the Future
[DISCLAIMER] Hope may be defined as a desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment. Dissimilar to the Rational Emotive Behavior...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20246 min read
Ideal-World vs. Real-World
[ DISCLAIMER ] I once had a friend who nicknamed me “ Hatter ,” often referred to as “Mad Hatter,” after the fictional character in...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 26, 20249 min read
Eudaimonia
[DISCLAIMER] When the late psychologist Albert Ellis developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), he incorporated into this...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 25, 20246 min read
Spreading Word
[DISCLAIMER] When I was an adolescent member of a Church of Christ (CoC) youth group, a youth minister who seemed fond of asking...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Life After
[DISCLAIMER] On his 2020 album Lost Kingz, rapper Tha God Fahim featured a song entitled “Life After” which contains the following chorus...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 25, 20245 min read
Spilled Milk
[DISCLAIMER] Growing up, I would sometimes hear the idiom, “There’s no use crying over spilled milk,” which alludes to the senselessness...
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