This is a tough day for me and my family. My husband was a former employee of Cantor Fitzgerald, one of the companies hardest hit in the 9-11 attack. My brother was stationed at the Pentagon at that time. Gratefully, both of my loved ones were spared, but that day we lost so many friends who throughout the years had expanded the quality of our lives with their own. So every year I light a candle and sit and watch the memorial waiting for their names to be called and remember the things about them that make me smile and inspire me. I'm grateful for each of their legacies because they remind me of the lessons I learned from this horrible time and have carried with me since. They are are simple but profound:
1) Life is too short to waste it worry about what other people think of me or think I should do with my life.
2) Declaring and showing my love is more important than simply feeling it.
3) Appreciation and gratitude for what I already have trumps the regret for what I don't.
4) Desire for something different is the mark of growth not selfishness.
5) Living and being alive are two very different things.
6) Settling is not an option.
What lessons did you learn? It's not too late to recognize and incorporate them into your life. Turn this tragedy into a positive learning experience and bless the men, women and children who perished that day. Thank them for helping you understand that life is meant to be lived and the time to start is now. And then do just that. Live.
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