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Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 20236 min read
The 'Rithm, the Rebel
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The rhythm, the rebel In 1988, rap collective Public Enemy released an album entitled It Takes a...
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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 11, 20234 min read
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...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20237 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...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 12, 20235 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)...
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Deric Hollings
May 3, 202318 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 may...
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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 25, 20238 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...
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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 8, 202312 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...
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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 30, 20237 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 21, 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 13, 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20238 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20233 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...
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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 25, 20237 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...
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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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