Recognizing the day …
As most of you know, today is September 11th. I didn’t want to rehash the horror or sadness, but as I made my way into work this morning I couldn’t help but remember. This day, six years ago I was walking to work at Wheelock College (my first “real job” out of school was a web writer for a college in Boston, MA). As soon as I got in, I turned on the radio. The disc jockey was saying something about a plane hitting the World Trade Center. I thought it was a joke until a coworker came in to tell me that I needed to follow her quick. We jogged to the campus center where students, professors and administrative workers alike had gathered to watch the horrific story unfold on a big screen television. It was as if we were watching some morbid movie, only it was real. The day was so surreal. It made everything else seem so trivial. Even now, when I think about writing day to day on this blog I wonder - does it really matter? Does it really matter if we are black, white, gay or straight? In the end, we are all human beings with lives, loved ones, friends, hopes, dreams, fears and hearts. And that is what should matter.
Here are a few posts from around the network marking the day …
Women’s Memorial and Iraq War Female Casualties
~ April, Her Daily News
Hope of the Nation
~ April, Life as a Christian Woman
Remembering the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
~ Allison, Find Religion
Talking to your kids about 9/11
~ Marilyn, Parenting Sites 411
Remembering those who’ve died
~ Allison, Reality on Bravo
Where were you on 9/11?
~ Jennie, Mom’s Soap Box
September 11 on The View
~ Winnie, Watching The View
This 9/11 Anniversary May Be Different
~ Nicholas, Media Criticism
September 11, 2001
~ Mark, Get Incensed
These are just a few mentionable post. Explore the 451 Press network. This is a topic that can be explored from a variety of angles, and should be as such.
I leave you with hugs and hopes.
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