What September 11th Has Taught Me
Today is September 11th. I was sitting in my doctors office, watching the reading of the names at Ground Zero. Everyone was sitting there crying. No one spoke. The woman sitting next to me, handed me a tissue in a shared moment of sadness.
But the lessons of September 11th go beyond loss and pain. I was privileged to work as a grief counselor at the Yankee Stadium Memorial Service in NYC. It was a time the city came together, our sadness and pain the back drop for one of our finest hours as a community of people.
September 11th taught me that I need to embrace life, to live it abundantly! None of us is promised a tomorrow. Each day is precious. No matter what the stock market is, the size of our bank accounts, whether we are in the jobs we want, or what we look like, we are here today. And that means we have the ability to change the quality of our lives.
In the times of loss and sadness, I have found my gratitude. I remember to say thank you. I appreciate the small gestures, the offer of a tissue in a time of grief. When I can stay in that gratitude, I live with a prosperity consciousness. I am blessed beyond good fortune to have people who care about me and that my needs are taken care of.
From this day forward may you live in that prosperity consciousness! There is more than enough. We are blessed at all times, no matter what our present circumstances.
And may God bless the families who have lost their loved ones.
Susan Bonfiglio
September 11th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Hi Susan
Your words touched my heart today. Yes, it is so important to live every moment full and rich and appreciate what really matters in life. Thank you for reminding us.
Blessings, Veronica
September 11th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Hi Susan… What a time of horror that was, and to many it will remain a nightmare. Thank you for reminding me not to take things for granted & to live thankfully in love to God & our neighbor.
Warmly, The Supergranny
September 11th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Susan, I just want to say that I was not there but I am with you.
Mark Leonard
September 11th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Thank you Veronica, Mark and The Supergranny,
Sept 11th was a day we all came together in spirit, where the things that usually divide us fell by the wayside. We were all one in spirit.
It is my hope that we all learn to live in that oneness.
Blessings of abundance and prosperity to you Veronica, The Supergranny and Mark.
Susan Bonfiglio
September 16th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Susan, your words are soothing to our hearts and souls… Live life abundantly, laugh, learn to have a light heart no matter what seems to be going on around us! Words of wisdom to live by…
Have grattitude for the small gifts in life ~ the ones we normally take for granted: a breath, a child’s laughter, a soft pillow, a glass of water, clothing on your back… remember to give, for what you give you keep in the end =) Thanks Susan for a refreshing look at 9/11
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