I Took a Day For Reflection...

Before 9/11/01

One of the Beautiful Reflection Ponds, built to remember all those lost on 9/11/01. Here we are 10 years later...

Reflection...to some reflection is the image seen in a mirror, to others it is a moment taken to look back on a brief time in their life and the impact. I have many thoughts on the topic of reflection. I find it to be a meditational time where I can sit back think and process the events that have brought me to the place I am today. Yes, I am human and my reflection is also, at times, what I see in the shiny reflective material around us...mirror, pool of water, side of a car, a window, self portrait camera mode on my phone...and so on. 

Yesterday I was apart of a great moment in time that helped me to reflect on me. As a person...as a member of a community, as a fellow Christian... I also had time to reflect on how I have changed. This process also helped me to take a moment to remember those I care about that were effected to the utmost by the attacks on 9/11/01. There were things seen by those who worked and lived close to the Trade Centers that I, to this day, cannot imagine seeing. The images seen by those were followed by night terrors, and PTSD. All I can do is pray for their healing and reflect on the things since then that have been blessings and beautiful moments in time. 

There was so much more that had happened that day and I can say from the eyes of this American, We Are BLESSED! I, like so many others, have A LOT to be thankful for. We need to reflect on how we bonded as Americans in a time of crisis, and we need to reflect on how we have a let small part of our patriotism fall to the way side because we became comfortable in the thoughts that Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden have been found and have paid for their crimes. This shouldn't stop us from being there for our neighbor, now when I say neighbor I don't mean Mexico and Canada, I mean the folks that live in your own back yard. The person who just lost a job and really could use a friend to talk to or maybe even just vent out their frustrations to.  We have....Oh wait let me get on my soap box...OK here we are that's better, now where was I? Oh yes, We have to take a look at our own country. I am not saying that we should not aid in the assistance of other countries effected by Natural Disaster...but when Natural Disasters have hit our country where were we, how easy did we make it for our country to get back on its "feet". Did we really help each other up, dust them off and get them on their way.... No we made political red tape and loop holes so we didn't have to loose money on our investment. I know this seems to be going bigger and broader than just a simple reflection but what I am trying to say is that We are Proud Americans and when we don't take care of our own country with the same passion, if not more, then we do for other countries. Who do we hurt? It hurts you, me, those we know and care for, and those we don't know. We need to be strong not only for the welfare of others but we need to be our strongest for OURSELVES!

The reflection I had yesterday was that I am so PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, I am PROUD TO BE AN ARMY WIFE, I am SO PROUD OF MY HUSBAND and ALL OF OUR SOLDIERS IN ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICE out there defending MY FREEDOMS and YOURS. 

*my soap box has been put away...I thank God I have one, just like you do, to stand on!