Learning from the Heart Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening

by Gottlieb, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781402749995
• ISBN10: 1402749996
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

In the nearly 30 years since the accident that made radio personality and columnist Dan Gottlieb a quadriplegic, he developed a finely-tuned quality of awareness that most people never achieve: he became an outsider among us"like a foreign correspondent," as he puts it. From that vantage point, he has acutely observed the way people act, think, feel, and livein short, he studied and learned exactly what it means to be human. Here, Dan shares his insights, written with humor, honesty, a gift for storytelling, and breathtaking compassion. Learning from the Heartlooks at what divides as well as unites us, including the problems of family life; difficulties confronting today's parents; challenges faced by the disabled and the aging; and issues of injustice that affect the way we understand the world and our lives. Although Dan is now speaking directly to the reader, rather than to his own family, you'll recognize the distinctive voice and format that caused an outpouring of e-mail from fans ofLetters to Sam: short anecdotal chapters rich in wisdom, generously revealing and deeply personal, and resonating with universal truths.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What I've Learned About Love	p. 5
So Who Do We Think We Are, Anyway?	p. 13
But I Keep Holding On	p. 19
Living Under the Bell Curve	p. 25
Listening-The Great Healer	p. 31
Holding My Mother's Hand	p. 37
Peace Talks	p. 45
For a Change, Do Nothing	p. 49
What Our Children See	p. 55
Our National Anxiety Disorder	p. 61
The Give-and-Take of Caring for Others	p. 67
Children's Dreams and Parents' Faith	p. 73
About Compassion	p. 79
Whose Needs Are Special?	p. 83
The Lighter Side of Death	p. 89
Forgiving	p. 95
The Gift of Hopelessness	p. 99
What I've Learned About Heaven	p. 105
When Is the Dawn?	p. 109
Our Orphanhood	p. 113
Love Is Not Always Pretty	p. 119
Faith	p. 125
In Pursuit of Peace	p. 131
We, the Wounded	p. 135
What We Learn from Our Kids	p. 141
Rules of Parenting Adult Children	p. 145
What I've Learned About Wanting	p. 147
Peace Comes Only When We Stop Fighting	p. 151
The 11th Commandment	p. 155
Life: The Good News and the Bad News	p. 159
Final Thoughts	p. 165
Afterword	p. 169
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