~~In Loving Memory~~

On September 11, 2001, the world as I knew it ceased to be; the familiar skyline I had taken for granted....


changed forever

So did I. So, no doubt, did you.

Where the towers stood, was a gaping hole filled with twisted metal and the dust of buildings mingled with the dust of mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, loved ones and potential loved ones.

I was a 20-minute train ride away, and knew no one personally in those towers, on those planes, or in the Pentagon, but that gaping hole tore inside me with more excrutiating pain than I ever thought I could endure.

In time, I may be able to put words to the grief I feel about what happened that day, about what we as human beings do to each other, but for now, I just want to take a moment to honor those innocent lives who were taken from us, those amazing self-less heroes in the NY Fire and Police Departments, and to send my heart out to all who lost loved ones here in NY and at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

I also want to tell my fellow New Yorkers that I have never been prouder of being among you than I have been since that day. Your strength and compassion in the days and weeks after this horrible tragedy have been nothing short of amazing. Like the sign I saw walking through the streets of what seemed to be a small town filled with family, You do us proud, New York. You do us proud.

The following are links to sites that have beautiful 9/11 Tributes, along with some pictures I took in the days following the attack. Please check them out.



WTC Tribute
Light Of Hope
Coming Soon
Coming Soon


A final thought. As much as I grieve for our loss, the greater part of me knows that there is no death. The men and women and children who were taken from us that day are very much alive. They are as they have always been, beautiful eternal souls, now gone to their true home. They were lent to us for awhile and we have become richer for that presence. We honor them by remembering the love and beauty they brought to this world, and by living each day to the fullest.







~DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP~
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush;
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there; I did not die.

~~Author Unknown~~