tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post4790073228482439311..comments2023-04-27T04:30:40.440-05:00Comments on Digging Out of Distraction: Take a Breath, Pause, and RememberChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-20143699939710867842013-09-11T12:12:12.195-05:002013-09-11T12:12:12.195-05:00It was just a horrific day, but you're right. ...It was just a horrific day, but you're right. There were so many acts of heroism that day and I really fell in love with my adopted country all over again. I will always honor this day and remember those who did so much and continue to do so much for us.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-62278950092355482862013-09-11T11:15:16.352-05:002013-09-11T11:15:16.352-05:00Dark Knight and I left work and went home as soon ...Dark Knight and I left work and went home as soon as we got the news. We didn't know what else might happen, and being at home together seemed better than staying apart at work. So many people suffered such devastating loss, but we got to see glimpses of true heroism in action. Words fail whenever I consider that day. We'll always remember...Crystal Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-36339345379511101302013-09-11T09:01:46.273-05:002013-09-11T09:01:46.273-05:00I think that it's a beautiful idea to practice...I think that it's a beautiful idea to practice random acts of kindness to strangers, Melanie. I try to be kind to everyone I meet, too. It's important to have positive human contact so we can obliterate the negative ones. I honestly was changed that day in ways I can't begin to describe. I definitely changed the way I think about the world. And I learned to value those who go out there and run into the trouble while we are trying to run away from danger. First responders and their families deserve our appreciation and respect. As do our military people. I may not always agree with what my country does politically, but I have faith in the people who fight for us and protect us. And that goes a long way.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-54091696113941489072013-09-11T08:41:58.337-05:002013-09-11T08:41:58.337-05:00I will never forget that day either, Christine. As...I will never forget that day either, Christine. As an American, I always felt safe. But after that day, I think we all lost some of our innocent naivete, thinking random violence would never affect us as innocent citizens, going to work, going about our daily lives. Evil came close to us that day in a way we couldn't ignore. <br /><br />I need to pray more often the way I prayed that day, fervently praying for wisdom for our leaders and protection for our civil servants, the police and firemen and our soldiers.<br /><br />After that, I felt this urgency to help people, to be kind to others. I saw a man a few days later who was holding up a sign saying Will Work for Food, and I turned around, bought him some food at McDonalds, and handed it to him out of my window! I'd never done anything like that before! But something about 9/11 had made me want to be kind to random strangers, the same way those terrorists had wanted to hurt random strangers! Odd, isn't it? :-) I wish we could all hold on to that desire to help each other. I think the urgency in me, at least, has faded. We need to remember to do acts of random kindness and now let it take something like 9/11 to make us care! Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.com