When we started out together it was hot and muggy and now fall is finally here! Yea! It has been a pleasure getting to know all of you this quarter and I wish you well in your future endeavors. For our last blog post, I would like to get your thoughts and feedback on the class. "What did you like or dislike about the class? What could I do to make it better?" Answers are due no later than Tuesday, September 20th, 2011. After that, the blog will be down until class resumes next quarter.
Even though it's a short break, I hope you find time to relax and get some needed rest. I hope you all continue to follow the blog, and post comments whenever you like. For those of you who are graduating - congratulations! All you hard work finally paid off!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
United We Stand
It’s hard to believe that the September 11th attacks were ten years ago this week. Like most of you, I remember exactly where I was that September morning. Eleven days earlier I had graduated from Indiana University and moved to Indianapolis World Trade Center
It’s easy to look back now at the decisions we have made since as a country and find fault. My “real life” turned out to be full of more heartache, war and an economy that never quite recovered. I suppose like everyone else, my life changed a little that day.America
I will never forget the feelings I felt as I watched our country under attack. I was sad, I was angry, I was horrified, but most of all, I was proud to be American. I don’t say that often, but it’s true. I have never felt so connected to my fellow citizens as I did on that day. That is what I remember as I think about how to best memorialize the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks – our unity. Police and recue workers from around the country left their families and went to New York to help in the recue and recovery efforts. Blood donations soared and all around the nation, people were helping people. Something good came out of something so bad – even if it only lasted a short while.
So this week, in honor of the September 11th victims, I will be focusing on the good, not the bad. I will do my part to bring back that feeling of unity that I had on September 11th. It may be just a small random act of kindness to a stranger. It may be spending time with people I love, or giving back to my community. I may just be one person, but it’s a start. So my question to you this week is, “Where were you during the September 11th attacks? Do you plan to do anything special to memorialize the tenth anniversary?” Answers are due no later than Tuesday, September 13th, 2011. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of September 11th, and our country’s servicemen and women who have sacrificed so much – thank you!
It’s easy to look back now at the decisions we have made since as a country and find fault. My “real life” turned out to be full of more heartache, war and an economy that never quite recovered. I suppose like everyone else, my life changed a little that day.
I will never forget the feelings I felt as I watched our country under attack. I was sad, I was angry, I was horrified, but most of all, I was proud to be American. I don’t say that often, but it’s true. I have never felt so connected to my fellow citizens as I did on that day. That is what I remember as I think about how to best memorialize the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks – our unity. Police and recue workers from around the country left their families and went to New York to help in the recue and recovery efforts. Blood donations soared and all around the nation, people were helping people. Something good came out of something so bad – even if it only lasted a short while.
So this week, in honor of the September 11th victims, I will be focusing on the good, not the bad. I will do my part to bring back that feeling of unity that I had on September 11th. It may be just a small random act of kindness to a stranger. It may be spending time with people I love, or giving back to my community. I may just be one person, but it’s a start. So my question to you this week is, “Where were you during the September 11th attacks? Do you plan to do anything special to memorialize the tenth anniversary?” Answers are due no later than Tuesday, September 13th, 2011. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of September 11th, and our country’s servicemen and women who have sacrificed so much – thank you!
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