REFLECTION ON 9-11

When I think of 9-11, I think of each person that died that day. I knew none of them, yet I felt I knew all of them. Each had a heart and soul. All had a love and a passion in life, for people, for special foods, for being in the outdoors, the arts, for being with the family. There was that special laugh, the gift of playing the flute, of fixing everything in the house. He was the peace maker, she could cook a lasagna like no one else. In one second, this was taken away, never to be replaced. All this person wanted to do was be all he or she could be with the life given. This is what we must remember on this day. Because this gift of life can no longer be with us, may we live all that we can be, in honor of them. Look up to the heavens and say, “I will live to my utmost. This is for you.”

TRUSTING

We may trust in some, finding out they are not the people we had hoped. Anger may come, but do not let it overpower you. Pray for their souls, that they will not harm others, and continue to believe in mankind.
~Marie T. Morrison~

MELTING ICE

Approach the quiet person in the room, the one believed to have an attitude. Give a friendly hello, offering a warm handshake. Watch the ice melt over the eyes. There never was an attitude, only someone wanting attention and love. It is quick to judge. It is just as quick to make a new friend.
~Marie T. Morrison~