As we come up to the anniversary of that fateful day, I have been reading lots of personal accounts of fellow Texans, who had first hand experiences with the horror of Sept. 11. This first quote is from Christopher Wynn, who was living in NYC at the time, but moved back to Texas a year later to be near family:
"I'm grateful for what I gleaned from tragedy: Love the people in your life, because the world is temporary. On the most quiet, unassuming and clear-sky morning, everything around you can change in an instant."
The second one comes from a Katie Nelson, who was a high school senior in 2001. The year before, she had spent the fall studying in NYC with an urban studies program. She took a photo with her classmates then at the top of WTC on Sept. 12, 2000, "looking at everything we had experienced over the last semester." A friend's father was on board the plane that crashed into the north tower. She says now, "At first I wished that we could just go back to our old way of life. A life which we lived in blissful ignorance in a world in which our buildings didn't come crashing down on top of us."
And finally, this from firefighter, Allen Richards, who, after 9-11, was intent on getting further training in public safety with an emphasis on emergency management. He trains paramedics in the field and quotes Dr. Red Duke of Houston: "EMS does not save lives. G-d does. It's our job to keep our patients entertained till he makes up his mind." He also tells his students that they can't change the bad things that people do, but they can be prepared to react."
September 11, 2001 changed us all........ hopefully for the better.
You've cried at weddings, right? At the birth of a baby? And, of course, you've probably cried at funerals, but have you ever stopped to wonder why both happy and sad events, make you so emotional? Even worse, do you often feel like you're the only one? I will impart wisdom gleaned from professional conferences, seminars, books and articles and/or I will blog my personal thoughts. Either way, I hope you check in often, so you know that your tears are never shed in a vacuum!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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- Ms. Baby Boomer-dang
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- I am an educator and consultant, in the field of loss and grief. I love educating others, as well as learning from them, about life's little and big, happy and sad losses: marriage, divorce, moving away, losing one's health, aging gracefully.....or not......death of a loved one, a pet, a dream, children growing up and parents having to let go, etc. etc. Hopefully, you get the picture. Let's laugh, cry and learn together!
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