Yeah, I remember

 Everyone remembers where they were when that first plane hit the World Trade Center 11 years ago.  On the anniversary, I won't tell you where I was but I will tell you why we remember.....

We remember because our lives changed.  We went from feeling safe and going about our business to looking over our shoulders and wondering "how did this happen."  We are good people, why would something so evil, so wrong happen to us.

We walked around in disbelief thinking that everything had changed, that the world really was an awful place and somehow we had to deal with the new normal.

Then our lives changed again:

As the story unfolded, we were constantly reminded that we as American people are the best....

We watched those firefighters rush into danger, not thinking of anything else but helping the people trapped in there.

We watched as people who didn't know each other in a city helped each other out simply because it was the right thing to do.

We heard the stories of the people fighting the terrorists not to save their lives but knowing that plane was going to take many more lives.

We heard the phone calls and learned what true love was in that moment of saying goodbye.

As we grieved for those lost, we celebrated what makes us unique in the world.

then

We got up, we dusted ourselves off and said that more important saying,

"I will not give up my dream, I will not let someone else take away who I am."


So we celebrated the birth of those children who wouldn't know their parents,

we supported our troops as they went to war,

we hung up the red, white and blue.

So this tragedy, this evil that had a plan to change who we were - well, it worked.

It made us better, stronger, and bolder - it made us all Americans.

How was your life changed?