While dropping my kids off at school this morning I was listening to the radio. The topic of course was 9/11, but it was a little different. They asked listeners what they were thankful for now, that they didn’t realize before 9/11. I thought, wow what a great way to remember the day and those who were lost, and turn it into something positive. Not just reliving the events of that day over and over…like I’m guilty of in my previous post.

So I thought, what am I thankful for that I didn’t realize until 9/11 happen?

#1 Life, because it is so fragile

#2 My families health and safety

#3 The amazing troops and their families who give so much for our freedom

#4 Being a citizen of a country where I can share my thoughts without worry of being thrown in jail, and I can practice my beliefs without fear of death.

Now I am no fool and know our country is far from perfect, but I also know how blessed we are to wake up every morning and be free. My eyes start to fill when I think of all the people (past, present, and yes even future) who won’t get to experience this. How can people be so cruel to one another?

After that day in 2001, all I wanted was ‘justice’. But at the time I really meant revenge. I do believe that people willing to do such evil and unthinkable things should be brought to justice and stopped…but not at the cost of us losing ourselves. I think back to a great quote for the late Martin Luther King Jr., “Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate; only love can do that.”.

What powerful words. So I believe I am alive today to spread love, not hate, and to be the light in a dark world. And #5 I am thankful for that.

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