The view down Lombard street in San Francisco
Hi, guys. I typically like to start these Saturday Surfing messages on an upbeat note, but I can’t give my typical chipper good morning greetings today without acknowledging the date and what it represents. Today marks 20 years because the September 11th attacks, and while the painful memories and horror I used to feel whenever I thought about that day have much more or less subsided, I’ll never forget exactly where I was that morning (I was a 20-something living in San Francisco at the time), down to every minute detail, or the life-changing worry and uncertainty that followed. So much changed in just a few minutes.
If you also remember that day, my hope for you is that you’ve had time and space to process your feelings about it. The word “surreal” gets thrown around a lot about September 11th, but I can’t think of a much more apt word. If you remember that day, it was utterly surreal.
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Connor doesn’t understand what “September 11” implies or represents, thank goodness. She still lives in that marvelous childhood bubble, and I want to keep it that way for now. Someday I’ll discuss it to her, and I expect when she’s old enough to understand it, I’ll find the best words. She came home yesterday from kindergarten talking about Patriot Day and said her teachers called it a day to honor those who stood for our country, which I think is fitting.
I’m always grateful to you for going to me here, but today I feel extra thankful.
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