Dan Gottlieb | Listening to her daughter is one step in healing rift
Last month I wrote about a woman who was abused by her parents as a child and, despite many years of emotional distance, still carried many of the resulting burdens. I suggested that forgiveness not only releases the burdens but can help reclaim lost power in a relationship. Although the strength of forgiveness rests with the victim, we all must learn how to ask for forgiveness. The following letter from a reader in Collegeville illustrates:
( By Dan Gottlieb, 09/16/2002 12:40 PM EST)

Dan Gottlieb | Humility, not arrogance, will help us deal with Sept. 11
Sept. 11 will be this nation's national day of mourning. We will come together to reflect and talk about what we lost and about how things are now different. We will mourn the loss of our illusion of security and we will express our great sadness and fear about our children's future.
( By Dan Gottlieb, 09/02/2002 06:49 AM EST)

Dan Gottlieb | A grandfather's fears - and his hopes
Dear Sam: I last wrote you 27 months ago, on the event of your birth. In that letter, I shared some of the lessons I have learned and told you that life brings both joy and suffering.
( By Dan Gottlieb, 08/19/2002 12:27 PM EST)

Dan Gottlieb | Forgiving abusive parents will bring you freedom
Long ago, I was wounded. I lived To revenge myself Against my father, not For what he was - For what I was; from the beginning of time,
( By Dan Gottlieb, 08/05/2002 03:25 PM EST)