Apr 5, 2011
#85 A reader replied to last week’s Notes: “Years ago, at the depths of winter depression, I knew I had to do something drastic to rescue myself. I took a day off work (something I only do when I’m sick) and dubbed it “New Day.” I made...
Apr 12, 2011
#86 I was reading a novel, and a sentence caught my attention. “If one followed the well-ordered life, one would start each day with the writing of one’s letters of apology.” If there is the need for an apology, it shows that there exists an...
Apr 19, 2011
#87 I am finding many benefits from reviewing the previous days (and decades) as I write my letter of apology in the morning. Here’s one: As I clean up the past, I become aware in the present. I am aware, in the moment, of interactions that I am about to leave...
Apr 26, 2011
#88 A reader writes: I wrote a letter of apology to someone against whom I have harbored resentment for many, many years. This person, my father, has been dead since I was a young woman. At first it was ludicrous — me apologizing to him?!? It should be the other...