Remembering 9/11

We find ourselves on the eve of an incredible tragedy.  In just a few short days we will be on the 10 year anniversary of 9/11.  September 11, 2001 will forever be etched in our minds as a day of terror, loss and the beginning of battle.
This post is going to be a little different from the usual.  I wanted to send out my love and thoughts to any and all who read this, remembering 9/11 along with me.  This is my way to make a tribute, remembering.

This will always be a day in our history that each and every one of us will remember exactly where we were when we heard.  We will remember exactly who we were with, what we were wearing and each step we took that day as we all felt the slow but painful accumulative ache building within us for what was happening to our fellow man.  That powerful tidal wave of emotion rushing over us as we saw it all unfold right before our eyes on the television, through the shaky hands of the persons videotaping the catastrophic nightmare.  The attacks that were brought forth in New York City, to the Twin Towers, the Pentagon in Virgina and the forth plane that crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, that was intended to hit in Washington D.C. were full of hatred and pure evilness. 

I still sit and wonder how on earth this could have happened.  How someone could live with so much hate inside themselves to plan such a horrid attack on another fellow man.  My connection to the attacks on 9/11 and all of the lives lost is the human one.  I did not know personally any of the 2,753 victims who, unbeknownst to them that morning when they went in to work or boarded one of those four planes that they would be sacrificing the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives for their country, for mankind in the fight for the greater good.  I can feel the lump rising in my throat even now just remembering, going back to that fateful day, and I am not among any of the people who are grieving over a lost loved one.  I can't even imagine what it is to have lost someone by such a senseless act of venomous devastation.

The time for hurting one another has got to come to an end. Each of those precious lives lost must not have been lost in vain.  At the risk of sounding incredibly cheesy here, don't we owe it to them to continue on loving and respecting each other?  Obviously, us as the general public can't make big country wide decisions, deploying out thousands and thousands of men and women to fight for our rights.  But there is something that you can do.  That I can do.  I'm as guilty as the next person when it comes to casting down a judgement against someone. Whether if its what they're wearing or how annoying I think they are.  We all do it.  We all whisper behind each others backs.  We have all walked past, or worse, over someone who may be in need. 

It's terrible that the events of September 11th have come to pass.  What's even more terrible is that it took those events to make us aware that we need to treat each other better.  Love each other better.  Love ourselves better.  Don't walk past that homeless person on the street and then make a comment to your friend about their poor hygiene.  Stop and acknowledge them.  Let them know they are still have that human connection with someone. 

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out. ~ Thomas Babington Macaulay

Integrity is not a conditional word.  It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather.  It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he will never will. ~ John D. MacDonald

This year on September 11th, I invite each one of you to join me in a moment of silence for all of the lives lost 10 years ago.  In that moment, I encourage you to reflect back on who we have lost and also what we can gain.  Think about something that you can do for someone, whether it be a loved one or a complete stranger.  A small act of kindness to brighten someones day.  We can do it! We all can make these tiny changes to better someones day.  I'd love to hear about any acts of kindess that you do.

Much love to all.

Misty
xo