9/11 - A Day Of Good Deeds!

A lot of us don't know what to do on 9/11.

It's a sad day, and it envelopes us in a dark, ominous mood, full of despair and fear. For, what really has changed or been done to restore our sense of security and safety?

The truth is, nothing CAN be done to undo the horror of 9/11. Truly, not even swift justice against the perpetrators would have erased those images, or made any of it "right." We learned the ultimate lessons of vulnerability and cruelty.

With time, the wound will heal, but we're left with a permanent scar that will never go away; a scar that permeates our DNA and will be passed as a vague uneasiness to our children and theirs.

Because our human spirit rails against such atrocity, we must find a way to persevere, to rise up again. In times of trouble and crisis, our human spirits shine and reveal themselves to others and ourselves as more powerful and loving than we ever could have imagined. Sometimes it takes a crisis to learn who we really are.

In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, we did indeed rise up and bond as a collective whole, in a powerful force of unity and compassion. More than bombs, guns, and war, this force TRULY made an impact on our lives, it "righted" a lot of wrongs.

As humans, our unity made us stronger and gave us a purpose and something to cling to; in the face of cruel inhumanity, we clung to our own humanity and leaned on eachother for hope and support.

We needed eachother then, and we need eachother now.

Today, in remembrance of 9/11, I ask you to join me at My Good Deed (http://mygooddeed.org/) and participate as a way to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11 and preserve the spirit of unity and compassion that existed in the nation following the terrorist attacks.

You will join people and organizations everywhere who are pledging to keep the 9/11 spirit of unity alive by performing good deeds on 9/11 and every day throughout the year.

By standing up and celebrating your humanity in this way, you will TRULY fight against terrorism and those who hope to destroy us. This is a wonderful opportunity to remember, reclaim life, and to heal.