Today is a grim anniversary. We all remember exactly where we were when the events of 9/11/01 started unfolding on that fateful Tuesday morning. Now, 19 years later, how do we honor the memory of those lost, and the pain of all those left behind? I remember doing a radio show the evening of 9/11 We were taking phone calls from all over the country. The thing I remember most about all those phone calls, aside from our collective shock, was that every single person who called was trying to find a way to help. Everyone wanted to give blood, head to NYC to look for survivors, drive to the Pentagon or to Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We all wanted to come together, to mourn together, to help together. In the midst of horrific sadness, terror and pain, we found our way through TOGETHER. In the past 19 years, a lot of that togetherness has faded. It's normal, life moves forward. It's supposed to. But if there was one thing I wish we could have held onto in the aftermath of 9/11, it was that collective love, that kindness, the feeling that we were all in it together. We would nod to each other on the street, even if we didn't know the other person. We weren't beeping our horns in traffic, we had more patience. Today as we remember and honor 9/11, I hope we can also remember how we felt in that coming together, and maybe get a little bit of it back. 911day.org has come up with 11 good deeds we can do to honor 9/11. Check them out here.
To find out about different events happening around the Capital Region in memory of 9/11, just click here.
And if you want to listen to some podcasts on the memory of 9/11, check them out below.
Let's all remember in our own way, with love and kindness. Peace.