A Commemorative: 9/11 ~Remembered~

[LixyChick]

If you have a notion to add anything here, please feel free to do so!


It's nearly a year gone by now and yet the mental pictures of that day are still fresh in my mind. I've gone through the mourning along with the rest of the world and to this day I am still saddened everytime a memory pops into my head.

At first, on that very day, I was scared. Soon saddness overwhelmed me. It tugged at my heart strings to think of all the people directly involved in this terroristic act. Innocent people! People with futures to look forward to. People watching the coverage with family memers in those buildings and on those airplanes. Firefighters trying to save lives as the buildings crumbled and their families watching it live on national and international television. I cried a tear for every single life lost and for every single person directly involved. I cried a lot that day and the week to follow.

President John F. Kennedy is dead. The space shuttle has exploded. Princess Diana has been killed in a car accident. John F. Kennedy Jr. has died in a plane crash. Do you remember where you were and what you were doing at the time of these news stories? I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing each of these times. And as I listened to the news reports on each of those ocassions I felt totally helpless and I cried. There was nothing more I could do than that. But September 11th was different for me.

Soon, I was angry again! Something was taken from me as well on that day. The freedom I cherished, yet I know I took for granted at times, was stripped from me. I HAD to do something. Me, a nobody, a singular person with no real skills to contribute. But I had to do SOMETHING to try and help. I started a blood drive at work. I sent money to several different funds. I wanted to go volunteer to help dig but when that finally occured to me they were asking folks to stay away till they called for more volunteers. I never got the chance to help in that respect. I needed to do more.

A week had gone by and I still hadn't found anything more I could personally do to help. I was playing around on the computer one day and I stumbled across a site that had a poetry contest on it. I hadn't written poetry since high school but I thought, "The grand prize was $10,000, and stranger things have happened", so I went to the site. A poem just spilled out of me. It took me about five minutes to write. It is short and sweet and here it is.....

The Land Of Freedom

At last, in strength, I feel revived.
The fear I felt has since subsided.
They've challenged us and we stood strong.
They know not what they do is wrong.
We've stood our ground with proven loyality.
A better America this could never be.
That lives were lost and buildings crumbled,
gave strength where fear was to have rumbled.
When told in time, in history books,
The land of freedom could not be shook.

Now, mind you, I didn't have any real hope of this ever even making a head turn. But I sent it to The International Library of Poetry on a whim. Three weeks later I was notified by mail that I was now a semi-finalist in the contest. They needed my permission to print my poem in a book called "Letters from the Soul" and they also needed me to send verification that it was indeed an original poem. This book is now in publication and has a Library of Congress ISBN #. Three weeks later I was notified that my poem was being nararated to a CD. They needed my permission to have a "special narator" read my poem to be recorded to a CD. By now, as you can imagine, I am blown away! This poem took me 5 minutes to write for crying out loud. I was also extended an invitation to The International Poets Convention. They sent me an invitation and ask me to make my reservations for myself and my spouse. I was told poets from around the world would be there. I declined. I am not a poet. I couldn't imagine trying to mingle with some famous and not so famous poets.

Well, anyway, I am still (as of this post) in contention for the grand prize to be announced in the fall of 2002. OMG...that's really soon. And there are other monetary consolation prizes I could win. All the winnings WILL be turned over to the efforts of the 9/11 cause. So keep your fingers crossed folks!

I am rambling...but I need to get this out! I thought of an appropriate song to add....

A few verses from a song done in the 70's by a group called The Brotherhood of Man.....seemed to fit. TY scotz...for finding it for me! *kisses*

United We Stand


For united we stand
Divided we fall
And if our backs should ever be against the wall
We'll be together, together, you and I


And if the world about you falls apart my love
Then I'll still be here
And if the going gets too hard along the way
Just you call, I'll hear

Oh...and one more thing........I found this jpg a while back but I want to post it here........if you all want to post anything, again, please feel free! TY for listening........*hugs*

~We Remember~

[dicksbro]

Lixy, thanks for sharing in such a beautiful and wonderful way. I've found myself thinking back to a year ago. My wife and I were at the hospital visiting a friend who'd just had surgery. We went down for coffee when I saw people gathered at the TV. The first plane had just hit and at first we thought it was a terrible, terrible accident. Then the second and word of the pentagon and the whole world seemed tipped on it's side. Same range of feelings. Shock, saddness, anger, God only knows.

God bless you, Lixy for remembering and putting those memories into such beautiful words.

Hugs!

[LixyChick]

I belong to The Literary Guild and I also have the book "One Nation" America Remembers September 11, 2001

It is a collection of photos and a documentary of the day. It starts on the morning of Sept, 11 and tells of each and every event as it unfolded. Part of the proceeds of this book went to the cause as well. If you get a chance, it's well worth the read.

[LixyChick]

db.....No TY necessary..........I had to do it! Last night I tried to do this and we had a power outage till 11:00am this morning......I was pacing to beat the band till the power was back on. I can't explain it........but I am compelled to express a remembrance! TY for adding your sweet reply! *kisses*

[dicksbro]

Captured this back last year and loved how it looked. Used as a background for a long time. Hope you enjoy.

[LixyChick]

Stunning! TY db!!!!!! Making it my background now! *hugs*

[Vintage Vixen]

It was unbeleivable my gram called me and told me to put tv on,my 18 yr old daughter and i sat here watched and couldn't beleive what we were seeing.It was like when she was little we watched the launching of the Challenger w/my parents.
On 9-11 i panicked went a grabbed my son out of school,just wanting us all home,and to know we were ok.
Then wanting my bf here,worring about his long drive here.......it was so unreal watching it on tv,even now its still hard to beleive.

I found some pics of tattoo's that people have gotten,some survivors of 9-11,some in memory of the ones they lost in the tragedy.

This first one,a brother got to honor the memory of his brother a firefighter.The four clovers on the tattoo represent the four children he left behind.

[Vintage Vixen]

Another pic w/ two different tattoos

[Vintage Vixen]

Here's another, this man was in one of the towers when hit.

[Vintage Vixen]

Another in memory of.......

[Vintage Vixen]

I thought this was appropriate...in the video it showed the Challenger and the astronauts.It seems right for this thread.

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have chanced it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance

Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance

THE DANCE

[jennaflower]

it is so hard to believe that a year has almost passed since that horrible event. Amazing how in just one moment, not only individual lives can be changed, but the spirit of this nation as a whole was forever altered as well.

I, like everyone I know, remember exactly where I was. I was at work, my cell phone rang and it was my father. He said to me that a plane hit the trade center. I am not from NY.. and never really paid much attention to the landscape in pictures, so I wasn't sure which building it was. At first I thought he was joking, but as he began explaining it to me what he was watching on the news, I knew he was serious. Suddenly.. I hear him say "Oh my god, another one just hit". I will never forget the sound of his voice. By that time, I alerted those around me at work and they were quickly turning on radios. It was easy to see that with every passing moment the seriousness was soaking in to those around me..

In the 12 months since this occurred.. the changes in this country.. some subtle... some very apparent... all very important have permanently changed this country... and to some degree this world.

My son, is in the second grade now.. and just so happened by luck of the draw.. it is his snack day on Sept. 11th. Yeah, I guess I could just go about the typical routine.. go to walmart and buy some sort of everyday snack for 25 little kids.. but instead.. beginning Monday night.. my son and I will begin the process of making 25 Red, White & Blue Jello cups. Why? Because it is a perfect opportunity to talk to my son.. not only about the events that make the day important.. but also to help mold him into the man he will someday be. Patriotic, loving, caring, and most of all kind to his fellow human beings. So on Sept. 11th.. as I take those Jello cups into his class... not only will I be proud to be a mom.. but I will be showing that I am proud to be an american :)

[scotzoidman]

I was driving back & forth all day on 9/11...younger son had dental appt. first thing, when we arrived at the officethe first plane had just hit...they had the radio on, & couldn't figure out how to make the TV in the waiting room show the news instead of the tooth-whitening sales video...I kept thinking about how I had heard the towers were designed to take a hit from a 707, the largest plane in existance when they where built...then the collapse...there goes another theory...#2 son goes back to school, I'm back at work...that afternoon I had to pick up my 18 year old son from his school evaluation...and how do you explain to your children something you don't understand yourself?

[LixyChick]

BSB......TY! The tat pics are wonderful! Says it all inna nutshell, sorta. A permanent reminder of something that should never be forgotten!

Jenna......You seem like a magnificent mom. You should be proud.....your son is a lucky boy! I hope your snack day goes well! TY for remembering along with me! Very eloquent story...ty for sharing.

scotz......So true! How do you explain? I imagine you did fine. For what it's worth, does anyone even understand to this day? I think not.......but we cope! TY for sharing!

***I want to add something here...........I have had a few PM's from some concerned Pixie friends. I just want everyone to know that I do realize that the poetry contest I entered is a "part scam". What I mean to say is, yes, my poem is published and I could win a monetary prize, but I doubt I will. I never sent them any money for all the things they said I could buy that contain my poem. I just gave my permission to print it........that's all. And if I win nothing I'll still have a clear conscience as I know my heart was in the right place. But I TY for all the concern.***

[Coach Knight]

I rememer the day vividly. I was on my way to work when I heard that the 2nd plane had hit. I called everyone I knew including some who were in Manhattan that day. But I was really scared when I heard that the Pentagon was hit because I had no idea then where else or what other cities would be hit.
I also remember the fighter jets taking off like crazy from the nearby Air Force base here. One even circled the city here for three days prepared to shoot anything down.
I also have some friends who are in the reserves that were called to a one-year stint soon after and they are still overseas. When we had a big party for one of them, I thought to myself how much I respect him for taking his call to duty so bravely and willingly, leaving behind his family, home and job.

I guess I might just be rambling now and getting off my cynical path but I just thought I'd vent.

CK

[Vintage Vixen]

Back in early Oct. of last year,Dzbuster and i went to Las Vegas and outside of NEW YORK,NEW YORK...was a tribute wall to all the lives that were lost on 9-11.There were pics of policeman,fireman,civilians ,those who were found and those who remain missing.It was quite incredible to see.I really can't imagine the the strength and courage it has taken the survivors to even begin to heal .Your poem was great Lixy....very touching.
I guess what i'm feeling is just be greatful for today,hug your kids,
say i luv you :)

[Vintage Vixen]

This is a link i found on msn where you can add your own square to a 9- 11 memorial quilt.http://www.911memorialquilt.com/index.html?source=msne

[BamaKyttn]

As I'm sure some of you know I work and train Search and Rescue dogs. Since it was my 18th birthday I wasn't called out. but I heard a lot about it. I think one gross mistake was made in that they allowed dogs that were not fully trained to go search wreckage and if those LIVE SEARCH dogs didn't alert on CADAVER SCENTS then they moved to the next area. I don't train cadaver, it's just not my deal but I wouldn't send my LIVE SEARCH dog out after more than an hour let alone my PARTIALLY TRAINED search dog take up time a more experianced trainer/dog team could be out there being sucessful. I'm sorry that this is a different side of the issue than was being addressed but I really feel we could have pulled more people out alive had they sent the competent dogs and handlers in rathyer than whoever was on the scene, it would be like takeing an arson dog to do narcotics searches. they are trained to find two totally different things.
sorry
Kyttn

[Eros]

First of all, Lixy babe...this thread was a BRILLIANT idea. Second, BSB thanks for the tat shots. Third Kytty, no reason to be sorry, you say what you think and that's what we love about ya, and it's the truth. Finally I gotta add my two cents. I grew up in rural West Virginia...like there's any other part of WV..lol. Anywhoo, my neighbor that I grew up with and have known for 20 years lives in Manhattan, works IN one of the Trade Center bldgs. I was living with an EX at the time, work up for work that morning..was just out of the shower and drinking my coffee...then I saw the TV. The first plane had just hit, I thought "damn..pilot musta been drunk or something, then the second hit..then the news of the Pentagon..then the news of United #93...I was speechless. See, at the time, I was a supervisor in a reservations office for United. I was not only mad/sad/confused by and for the family's and victims, but also my fellow co-workers. I tried calling my friend in Manhattan for hours on end from work..no asnwer I was scared to death. Later found out she had overslept and was in the shower when it all happened. After it was all said and done, I had lunch with a lawyer friend and found out his now wife was on a business trip up there that day..and has a receipt from a resturant in one of the towers from about 8am that day. Talk about scared to death. He couln't reach her for that entire day. My best friend was stationed in Shreeveport Louisiana that day. It's an Air Force base, and I was scared he would be sent out. I finally got in touch with him that evening and found out he had hurt his back and was on medical leave. My friends all were lucky, there were some who have friends who werent. My heart goes out to ANYONE who knew or loved someone lost in the attacks. My thoughts are with the men and women in Afghanistan and the Middle east. Ok, I've rambled enough for one night. Just had to say something. By the time I finished reading the thread, I was in tears. Thanks again to Lixxy, Scotz, BSB, Dicks and anyone else I missed. Great thread and hope to see more responses!!!!

[dicksbro]

Another picture from a year ago that has, I think, captured the feeling of the nation ...

[Vintage Vixen]

Bruce Spingsteen's new album "The Rising" has several songs about 9-11.The words to this song "Into the fire" just really struck me.I also found a pic that was on the cover of newsweek magazine i beleive.So i thought i'd post that also.
INTO THE FIRE

The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me, then you disappeared into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love

You gave your love to see, in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need you near, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love

It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave
You lay your hand on me
Then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love...


May your love bring us love

[LixyChick]

TY, TY, TY.......The response to this is overwhelming!

Coach....TY for venting........ramble as much as you like! TY for sharing hun!

BamaKyttn.......No need to be sorry......I put this here so we could say what we feel.........I cherish the freedom to do so....so feel free to say it loud and proud! TY for peeking in!

BSB.....I just love your additions and pics and thoughts!

db........You couldn't be sweeter if you tried!

Eros.........You have a side I never knew! I like it.......makes me feel closer! TY for sharing!

Just have to thank everyone!......The sharing and caring here at Pixies is so wonderful!

[LixyChick]

I am curious as to our Non-American friends thoughts on this subject. The impact was felt round the world. Please feel free to post as well..........all are welcome and you can say whatever you feel. TY in advance!

[GermanSteve]

I had been at work when one of my chiefs entered the room to bring the news. He started telling about the two collapsed towers. That news was so incredible - I did not believe him. When he continued saying that also the Pentagon was concerned it was the proof for me it only could have been a very bad joke. On the way home I heard on the radio it was the horrible truth.
Later I had to go shopping and I could see how the news had not yet arrived to everybody... couldn´t tell it.
That was one of the few days in my life running "on emergency program" - I was shocked.

[legend]

saw it on tv late at night.....as it was unfolding.....couldn't believe what was happening

[Vintage Vixen]

Lixy...i'd really like to thank you for starting this thread.Although i
wasn't personally affected ,i can't think of anything that has touched my heart more or made me appreciate life except for my moms passing away...I really like to beleive that they are in a better place.And i do beleive in karma,so those motherfuckers will get theirs!! And i know my moms up there rockin w/ janis and jimmy lol so she's happy ,she had the best taste in music :)
Again thanx.....

[Sharni]

I can remember that day very clearly....and the absolute horror and disbelief i felt as the tragic events unfolded..

We had days of news coverage here in Oz and i watched all that i could....still finding it so hard to believe that human beings could do such an atrocious act against other innocent human beings..

[LixyChick]

GermanSteve.........It is and was unbelievable! Shock rocked the world..........I was in a small piece of that world but I knew the extent to which this would travel! TY for sharing hun!

legend........I know the feeling! I watched the entire day from just as tower 2 was hit! I felt disbelief and felt as though I were watching a horrible movie. My mother used to tell of a time when, as a prank (practical joke if you will), she was young and she heard a radio broadcast of aliens landing in the USA. That they were taking over the planet. The nation had no idea for a time that it was a prank. Radio stations across the country were reporting on it. She said the panic was unbelievable! I think it was this radio stations interpretation of the H.G. Wells sci-fi story "War of the Worlds". But I could be wrong. But fear like that is what happened here....for real....on September 11th! TY for sharing your thoughts!

BSB......As I told db...no TY necessary! I had to do it! I had to get it out! And sweety? I know all too well the feeling of the loss of your parents. Mom died in 1982 and dad in 1997. I just know if your mom is rockin with Janis and Jimi....my mom is rockin with Elvis and crooning with Nat King Cole and "Ole Blue Eyes"! She had great taste in music as well! LOL! I asked her once, while I was in bed and saying goodnight to her as I always do, to say hello to Freddie Mercury for me....she would just love the stuffins outta him as I did! TY once again for sharing!

Shar........I know the horror to which you refer! As I said in my poem...."They know not what they do is wrong"......as I am sure they feel justified and satisfied in their practices and beliefs! I have trouble with that thought....as I think of it like this.....If you prick me, do I not bleed? I mean....I have a human heart too! How can our hearts beat so differently.......how can the value of a human life mean so little for a cause that has no way in hell of ever coming to fruition? In all the history books through the ages...including the bible.....violence begat violence....short and simple! When....did violence ever begat one side "finally" seeing the others point of volition and the tables where turned? TY so much for sharing! I'll get off my soapbox now..LOL!

[Coach Knight]

TY Lixy.

One thing I would like to say is that after the one year anniversary, I think it might be time to move on, never forgetting (who could) but carrying on. It was a crazy, horrible year and I probably walked around just shaking my head for a month after the attacks last year. But by pasting it all over our TV sets for the next week non stop again, will only bring people back down.

In any case, as an American, what good did come of the attacks was how the country absolutely came together. Some of it may have been a little over the top but being proud to be an American and having everyone show it was really heartwarming.

We may bicker about abortion, the environment, welfare, racism, taxes and who was most deserving of the "American Idol" award, but ...
We did prove that if someone else fucks with our way of life, we will pull together and stand strong.

Again, more rantings.

CK

[john39]

Lixy,

"I am curious as to our Non-American friends thoughts on this subject."

As an admirer of the American nation and people who has visited your fine country twice (so far) I was shocked to get a phone call from my daughter at 1AM to tell me to turn on the TV.

I spent the next 21 hours glued to the TV recording 15 hours of footage.

America is under ONGOING threat from MANY people that hate you with a consuming passion that will not rest until it is fullfilled or snuffed out.

BEWARE AMERICA, the danger has not passed!


John.

[LixyChick]

Coach......You are so sweet with concern, but just know I am not "all consumed". I don't really think the nation is anymore either. I just feel that sometime during any given day....a spark of a memory touches me and I remember! The first anniversary is the most memorable as in any "relationship" be it a marriage or a horror! I do agree with you that the outcome of the initial reason of the attack made Americans so much more aware of their fellow man! The love and concern that was felt around the world, especially on September 11, 2001........will never be repeated in it's severity. Coach........you have a loving heart to come back here again and I TY for showing and sharing your concern! And one more thought...........The last part of your post reminds of when I was a child and......I could fuck with my sisters and brother........but just you dare!......I'll kick your ass for it!....Just you try.....You'll regret my wrath!

john39....We have never met in post or reply but I TY for answering my request for opinions from our Non-American Friends! BTW....Welcum to Pixies! Please do not fret in the thought that we, as Americans, are unaware of the threat that we are under. The consuming passion to which you speak is not new to us. It is, however, at a new high! The HATE that you speak of derives from ignorance. We tolerate ignorance and actually let it's freedom ring in this country (ie: The KKK, etc,). We have come together as a nation to be at the ready. Coach (above you in post) said it best....in essence....We are proud, We are strong.....and because of the attack....We are a community of millions......Don't fuck with us! TY for sharing your thoughts and concerns!

[Coach Knight]

NP Lixy, I just think the media is over doing it.

CK

[LixyChick]

Shanksville, Pa. The site of the plane that went down before it could hit it's target. As most of you know I live in Pennsylvania. The moment I knew the plane went down I knew exactly why those jets flew over my home. I can't explain the fear, but mine had to be nothing compared to those on that flight! Again I cried.

[LixyChick]

I know Coach.....but when don't they over do it? LOL!

[dicksbro]

You know, something has happened this past year which I think is pretty good. I think right after it became apparent that these crashes were part of a terrorist plot, there was a certain backlash that bordered on discrimination or hatred or all these terrible emotions ... and that's understandable.

But over this year, I think American's have generally accepted and understood that these terrorists acts, however cunning, were cowardly acts that defamed the very God they claim to honor. By their ignorance, they've essentially told their God that He isn't good enough to be judge ... that they'll do that for him. And they've set out to kill thousands that He created. How terribly evil and mis-guided. And while their leaders hide ... they send young people to their death.

They're very sick puppies.

Isn't it interesting, these terrorists call us the great Satan, yet it's Americans and freedom loving people all around the world, that are the ones who have shown restraint and compassion, even in our feelings of anger. The terrorists spend their millions to kill women and children and tear things down, while we and our friends have spent far more helping to rebuild schools and a country that they pillaged to satisfy their own greed and egos.

God, however He's worshiped, is truly great ... but these creeps are not.

[Nikki]

I think everyone has said it all...........

God Bless America......

[LixyChick]

TY Nikki.......your response means so much!

[dicksbro]

Fox News and Friends just mentioned on television a sign on a New York City fire station building ... "All gave some ... some gave all." God bless those brave men and women.

[axe31]

remember today all the heros the firemen policemen and those
who were just there because they were needed

remember those who died those who survived and those left
behind

never forget you are never alone

[LixyChick]

db........Says it all! TY hun!

axe......I am honored! Your words mean so much! TY!

[Lovediva]

I have been in front of the television most of the day...

I have cried with the families......I have gotten chills down my spine seeing the Towers fall again.......I even laughed at a woman yawing on televisiom at ground zero...........but most of all I prayed....

I prayed for the Hero's of 9-11...and to me...that is every single life lost on that tragic day....

[LixyChick]

I want to end this thread by saying this was NEVER about me! I know a thread would have sprung up if I'd have never posted this one. I am not a patient person and when I get a notion I act on it with fervor. I have this inner push/pull thing that says......I MUST do this now! And so I posted this thread prior to the day of memorium to give everyone a chance to get a feeling or thought across. I wanted to make a place to put down your feelings...and mine!

I could barely sleep last night and I woke especially early today. I actually got right out of bed. I am a snooze button slammer but I didn't even touch the snooze button today. I showered immediately (never do that...I coffee and groan for bout a half hour). Fed the cat and let him out and reluctantly turned on the television. I had a love/hate relationship with the TV this morning.

I watched some coverage of the nations memorial and I started to cry........I had to leave the room but I left the TV on. I was like a push-me-pull-you! You know........the Dr. DoLittle llama that had a head at both ends! I didn't know if I was coming or going. I pretended I was ok and said goodbye to my hubby. Whew! He was gone and I cried again. And then I wondered......what were his thoughts of today? Too late, he was gone for the day.

I came here to Pixies.

I perused the forums and listened periodically to the news in the background. I PM'd my messages and I went to chat and found a few friends to chat with but they were in and out and I didn't want to bring anyone down. One friend and I chatted about everything but the days actual events and for a while I was grateful for the relief from emotion. We laughed........little did he know I was crying too!

I made myself late for work as I had no urge to leave this house or computer for it's safety to me at the moment. But I had to finally leave. I just gave a polite excuse! I never do that! I love chat and I always give a long speech as to why I am leaving and when I will be back.....even if no one cares...I just could never leave a room without proper goodbyes! Momma taught me better!!!!!! If I ever do leave fast...it's an emergency of some sort.

I gathered my stuff for work....or so I thought! I arrived at work with a book I thought would be of interest of the days memorial and I left it in the lunchroom for anyone who wanted to look through it. I had my lunch and my truck keys. But I forgot my purse and I forgot my attache with all my "meeting" papers in it. I didn't have any notes for the day and I didn't have my wallet with "my life" in it. I realized...I am in a daze! I had to snap out of this.

At lunch I swore I was just going to go home, but I was needed and I had to stay. At 9:55am I shut down my machine and I turned off my radio and I shut down my computer I went outside for the nations "Moment of Silence"......and the church bells rang! I looked up and to my surprise everyone from my company had joined me. I didn't even know that they knew of the time frame for the reverence. I cried again!

I have to make this clear......I am not crying for me! I am expressing what I thought every human would express in the eye of such a horrific event. I still, at this moment, cannot believe there are people in this world that could act and react to this event with qualification of a job well done.

This day is done.....I am still very sad........but I feel we have done our job as a nation of pride. And I feel that although I will never forget this day (and it's reason for being from one year ago)........I will not dwell!

[Lovediva]

(((((((((((((((((Lixy)))))))))))))))))))

[LixyChick]

db......So sorry hun!...I was babbling and had to reread this thread to realize you had posted again. You said it all in that the significance of this day is that we had a year to let it settle in. So high was the emotion that day and that week and that month just thereafter! Now, in retrospect, I can actually see that I did indeed touch on the fact that "they" really do not know that what they did is horrifically (is that a word) wrong! I've no sympathy for their ignorance, but just more tolerence for my uncertainty!

Diva.......I reiterate! I was babbling and I had no idea there would still be new replies. I know the sorrow....and yes, I can say that there was a moment or two when I smiled and actually laughed at some of the footage of the days events. If I could have....I would have been right there in front of the TV all day too! I know the compulsion. TY so much for your reply!

[LixyChick]

(((((((((((((((Diva))))))))))))))))))

TY Sweety!!

(((((((((HUGS FOR EVERYONE HERE)))))))))) too!

[dicksbro]

** BUMP **

Lest we forget ...

Prayers go out again for those that gave their lives back on 9-11-2001. I hope we never forget those innocents that were killed or the brave men and women that tried to rescue people still in the twin towers. So many lives lost due to the cowardly acts of a few deranged people. May God have mercy on all those who lost there lives.

[WildIrish]

I heard a piece on NPR this morning, describing today being a new service day, and some of the various projects that have taken place. The intent is to not only remember the tragic events that happened, but also the incredible acts of selfless kindness and compassion that day and in the days that followed. It was a nice reminder that there is good in the world and that people care.

[Lilith]

I heard lots of people use today as a "pay it forward" day. How do you combat fear, love. Love always wins.