It's my last day of work. I am so proud of myself for making it the whole way. Two months ago, I wasn't I would be able to, but I did. I committed to a year of service and today, I met that goal.
Thank god.
Yesterday, my little cousin's fiance was arrested for attempted murder of his mom. Which sucks. What sucks even worse is that my cousin has a 2 month old baby with her fiance. But what sucks the most, is that my little cousin's father was in and out of jail her whole life. I can only hope that we don't know something in the story, something that allows for this young man to be innocent.
This week, my mother-in-law got really mad at my sister-in-law. They are trying to figure out Christmas plans and my mother-in-law just does not understand that holidays are not great times to come visit and stay. I wish she would consider staying after Thanksgiving, instead of the week of Christmas. Because my in-laws are divorced, we already have three holiday celebrations and yet, Wendy wants to be here for that week, when SIL is not even going to be home. If she stayed after Thanksgiving, she would be here for her birthday and SIL's, as well as the first few weeks of winter and she would get to spend so much more time with the nephews. But no, it has to be Christmas, where she'll get to spend barely any time with the whole family.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
9/11
It happened 14 years ago. Which means, as of today, I've been alive about for 14 years before 9/11 and 14 years after.
It's crazy. Because sometimes, it feels like yesterday, like I just woke up and the world changed that day. Some days, it feels like there has never been a time before 9/11. Never been a time when terrorism was not in everyone's weekly vocabulary. Never been a time when traveling to a famous landmark is not without memories of 9/11 and fears of continued terrorism. Of continued fear.
In some ways, we've recovered. We've moved on. Our daily lives are not affected.
But in others, we're stuck in a cycle of fear. Stuck fearing that this will happen again. Which has led to us fighting wars to prevent terrorism.
But, you know, hate cannot win against hate. Hate and violence will only breed war and terrorism and that's where we make mistakes.
So today, on this memory of a tragedy, I choose love. Because love can beat war and violence. Love will lead to peace and that is what we need to focus on.
14 years later...
It's crazy. Because sometimes, it feels like yesterday, like I just woke up and the world changed that day. Some days, it feels like there has never been a time before 9/11. Never been a time when terrorism was not in everyone's weekly vocabulary. Never been a time when traveling to a famous landmark is not without memories of 9/11 and fears of continued terrorism. Of continued fear.
In some ways, we've recovered. We've moved on. Our daily lives are not affected.
But in others, we're stuck in a cycle of fear. Stuck fearing that this will happen again. Which has led to us fighting wars to prevent terrorism.
But, you know, hate cannot win against hate. Hate and violence will only breed war and terrorism and that's where we make mistakes.
So today, on this memory of a tragedy, I choose love. Because love can beat war and violence. Love will lead to peace and that is what we need to focus on.
14 years later...
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