Tuesday, May 02, 2006
A Message From Dan
Dear readers and listeners,

The word journey is used way too much in pop psychology and pop spirituality, but it does feel that the journey of my life has brought me to this point. Where to from here? Stay tuned!
I will look forward to hearing from you and you will certainly hear from me also.
With deep gratitude
Dan
Inside Out: Age 6 - as seen from age 60
Dear Sam,
By coincidence, you turn 6 this month and I turn 60 a couple of weeks later. Because of your autism, you are a little different from many 6-year-olds. And I am different from many 60-year-olds because of my quadriplegia!
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Reader Comments
Letters to Sam is heartbreaking and heartmending all at the same time. I cried as I read and felt my heart open and fill with love. Being with Dan through these stories is a precious gift. I feel lucky that he became a grandfather and was inspired to write to Sam--and then so glad he let us all in on it. Dan has the authority of having lived through the extremities of pain and loss, so when you bite down on his wisdom, it's gold. I want to give this book to everyone I care about.
--Ellen Bass, author of Mules of Love
--Ellen Bass, author of Mules of Love
Reader Comments
Dearest Daniel,
Many tears flowed reading your soul written with so much love to your grandson, Sam. It truly is both beautifully done and your assessments of many human feelings are, as they say in America, "Right On." ... After reading your powerful words, I will look at my own beloved grandchildren, Connor, Erin, and Brianna, in a different light. Born with no disabilities yet living in a cruel world where one stupid act of violence could take them from me enrages me. ... Thank you for sharing your love of Sam with me for it is indeed an exquisite love. A love I hope will be read by many thousands lucky enough to buy your book. ... Stay soul strong, Daniel. The world needs you.
--Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate, President and Founder, World Centers of Compassion for Children International
Many tears flowed reading your soul written with so much love to your grandson, Sam. It truly is both beautifully done and your assessments of many human feelings are, as they say in America, "Right On." ... After reading your powerful words, I will look at my own beloved grandchildren, Connor, Erin, and Brianna, in a different light. Born with no disabilities yet living in a cruel world where one stupid act of violence could take them from me enrages me. ... Thank you for sharing your love of Sam with me for it is indeed an exquisite love. A love I hope will be read by many thousands lucky enough to buy your book. ... Stay soul strong, Daniel. The world needs you.
--Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate, President and Founder, World Centers of Compassion for Children International