“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.” –President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
Each year, on this date, I relive those awful moments in time. Even though so many years have passed, I cry each time even though I am not one to cry easily. I never watch news footage of that day, it is just too much for me. I feel the same way about Hurricane Katrina. This year, I broke with that and watched the interview President Bush gave to National Geographic about his thoughts and actions that day. It was an interesting insight into the transformation of our leader with a single event. Now, as then, I feel grateful for his leadership at a crucial time in our country’s history. Seeing the footage is even worse all these years later. Why would that be? Maybe because the shock is now gone and I have had time to truly understand the losses suffered that day. My heart breaks for those families forever changed on that day.
My Zentangle this morning seems to reflect my unease. The jumble of Paradox with Mooka in blue ink captures my mood today. Sadness over past events and worry as my brother flies home from S. Korea, today of all days. There’s hope there too, just around the edges, ready to grow and hide the chaos over time. But never forget, it is always there, deep in our hearts.
Tangled Tranquility 
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September 11, 2012 at 7:01 am
Tangled Tranquility
Reblogged this on Tangled Tranquility and commented:
Reflecting on 9/11 and remembering those we lost, I decided to share my thoughts and Zentangle on this day last year. Nevery forget…
September 11, 2012 at 11:32 am
Alice
total devastation that day – that’s what i remember. that and the fact that my nephew was in the air – a flight attendant – and no one could get a hold of him. we didn’t hear from him till a couple days later. he was flying into the D.C./baltimore airport, so we knew it was a possibility. and i remember just sitting, staring at the television, tears streaming my face – for days, weeks. i will never forget. i will always remember. the families, the children, the firemen, the police, i won’t ever forget them. and then there’s President Bush. he was always my man for the office – and he was a hero for me in those days afterwards. the video of him at ground zero with all the construction men – i’ll never forget that. the newspaper photo of him reading a story to a class of school children when the secret service man leaned over and whispered in his ear that the country had had a terrorist attack. the photo of the president – standing in a circle of secret service men, teachers, and children – holding hands and praying for our country, for the emergency workers, for the recovery effort, and for his safety as they quickly whisked him out and up into the air and away. i will never forget. ever.
September 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm
tangleuntangled
Your tangle is perfect for today. It does capture that unease, the sort of edge of “something happening not sure what fear”. Thank you for sharing it.