Tough Love and Holding Space
Tough love and holding space are terms and methods that are two sides of the same coin. They are distinctly different approaches to aiding others that require two entirely different […]
Hate is Hate is Hate (Podcast Transcript)
Hello Everyone, Welcome to the podcast “Close to the Bone.” I’m Carl Vreeland. Before I begin, I’m excited to announce the launching of my new website, which took place last […]
Taking the High Road (part 2)
How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects you to be enraged from them. And how beautiful it is to laugh when someone thinks you are going to […]
Taking the High Road
It’s important to note that when we take the high road, we don’t take it sanctimoniously, we take it humbly. We are not taking this stance to be better than, […]
Geographical Solutions
“No matter where you go, there you are.”* Which is why geographical solutions, that is to say, moving place to place or dreaming of moving elsewhere as a way to […]
Welcome to my Blog
My focus is on suffering, not happiness. “What?!” you might say. “Well, that doesn’t sound appealing." I realize that, but let me explain. My life changed profoundly once I started [...]
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