Deric Hollings
Insufferable vs. Undesirable
[DISCLAIMER] Having attended Valleyview Junior High School in my youth, I witnessed a homecoming football custom for which students...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 115 min read
Goin' Thru a Thang
[DISCLAIMER] A month after I graduated high school and had no idea what I’d do with my life, rap group The Dayton Family released an...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 154 min read
Disconfirmation
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Have you ever questioned whether or not people like you? For instance, if you’re a person of...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 35 min read
Resignation
[DISCLAIMER] Page seven of The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion invites Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) practitioners to help...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20237 min read
Good Enough Is Good Enough
[DISCLAIMER] **What’s Love Got to Do with It? spoilers contained herein I recently watched What’s Love Got to Do with It? (2022) and...
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Deric Hollings
Oct 3, 20238 min read
The Path You Accept
[DISCLAIMER] I recall that in early adulthood I came to appreciate “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. In particular, the fourth stanza...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 13, 20237 min read
Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] On their 2018 album entitled Delivery, French producers Zoom & Rectape featured the vocals of Dominique Larue for the song...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 22, 20234 min read
Freaks
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In the 1932 film Freaks a popular chant about acceptance was featured in a scene that has since...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 28, 20234 min read
Accept Yourself
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier this morning, when practicing self-improvement through physical training, I heard a line from rapper ANoyd’s song...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 17, 20235 min read
Tolerating Tomfoolery
[DISCLAIMER] A number of years ago, before I ever heard of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I had a friend who I’ll refer to as...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 3, 20234 min read
Perfect is the Enemy of Good
[DISCLAIMER] I remember owning the BlackBerry 8800 and the BlackBerry Bold in the ‘00s. I considered both to have been superior products...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20239 min read
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 11, 20237 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...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 3, 20235 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 1, 20238 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...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20235 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...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 16, 202310 min read
TnA
[DISCLAIMER] What is TnA? In no uncertain terms, I like tolerance and acceptance (stylized as T & A, T’n’A, or simply TnA). This is in...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20236 min read
Catfish
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier today, when working out, I heard the song “Catfish” by Emilio Rojas. In part, the track states, “I can’t believe...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20226 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...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 15, 202210 min read
All Right
[DISCLAIMER] When practicing Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) I remain hesitant to tell clients everything will be all right....
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