Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. (CST), stop what you’re doing. Think back to 2001. Now, recall your reaction when you learned of the first jet flying into the World Trade Center. Surely, it was an accident. But then the second one silently, smoothly flew into the second tower. Word came that there was a plane headed to Washington and then a second one. The world was witnessing terror in real time.
Do you remember how quiet the world suddenly became? Planes were grounded, business seemed to come to a standstill and hearts almost stopped? Then there were the hours and days afterwards when no one was quite certain what would happen next.
After you relive that time 11 years ago, consider how far you’ve come. Yes, there have been hard times, losses and dramatic changes in the way life was. But there have been so many good things and people that have entered your life.
No, things will never be quite the same, and a certain innocence was lost that morning. But perhaps a greater appreciation for life and others emerged that day.
We will never feel as safe as were felt on 9/10/2001 .. being with American Airlines as a F/A at that time and having worked both of those flights several times as an extra… I made my heart so heavy.. and changed air travel and the way we do it now.. 1 day later on 9/11/2001.
Don’t be afraid.. you could easily get hit by a bus getting out of your car at the airport.. so live your life.. as best you can and don’t ever let those 19 people ruin your life by their callous acts.. blessings to my colleauge’s families.. that lost their child, wife, husband .. and all the people that had someone on either of the flights that they loved.. my heart is heavy for all of them.