A Moment of Remembrance.

As anyone who hasn't been living under a rock is surely aware, today is the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Of course, it's all over every conceievable media outlet. Not that we shouldn't take time to remember. But sometimes, when you see something enough, hear about it enough, it loses its impact. We've all seen the images of the planes crashing, of the towers collapsing, more times than we can count.

My challenge to you is this. Try and remember exactly how you felt the first time you saw those images. That raw, gut emotion. The nausea and panic. Now multiply that by 100 and you might begin to understand how that day was for the families of 3,000 innocent men and women. Families for whom today the pain is just as raw as it was that day. Families who even now need our thoughts and prayers.

My challenge to you is this, also. Just for today. No politics. No pointing fingers or calling names. No debates on the right, left, or anywhere in between. Take today, and do the following things:
1) A moment of silence. Whether you choose to pray, or just to take a moment to remember.
2) Something kind. Remember the Golden Rule. Goodness is contagious, no matter how large or how small the scale.

Tomorrow may turn into business as usual, but make today different. This year, and every year.