Remembrance of My/Your Week

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A truly wonderful excursion through the valley of sorrow, Darina.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Christopher

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Hello,
I would like to share one of about 8 poems that came flowing forth shortly
after 9/11. In collaboration with a very magical soul, whose birthday falls
on 9/11….here is:

In These Noblest of Times

On a bright late Summers' morn'
Plummeting out of the sky
And into our hearts
A glavanizing and unifying spirit  was born
In these noblest of times.

Anguished souls and bodies torn apart
Forever seared within our minds and heart
Set our resolve to the task at hand
United and strong, together on this Earth we stand
In these noblest of times.

No matter the length nor breadth of the arduous task ahead
What is right and true
At the end of our time
Will steadfastly shine through
In these noblest of times.

Unfathomable depths of courage and strength
Walk hand in hand with unspeakable pain and sorrow
Searching and seeking, on and on through the morrow
Praying for once more
Life's loves and joys with family and friends to follow

On 9/11, the world as we knew it was ripped apart
Yet rather than dwelling deep within the 911 Emergency
With God's Grace and love, we will Emerge 'n See a brighter future soon to be
In these, noblest of times.

(c) September 14, 2001 - Wendy Nelson……Michael Miller (whose insightful
“911 Emergency - 9/11 Emerge 'n See” idea inspired this poem)

Thank you and Bless all those affected by 9/11 ……never to forget

Peace and Blessings,
Wendy

Re: Remembrance of My/Your Week - More on 9/11

Thank you Wendy and Christopher for sharing and appreciating.

We live in memorable times indeed where each moment, day and year unfold so unexpectedly and miraculously. We go through valleys of sorrow and peaks of joy and we learn, grow and live to enjoy and share the journey…

And to continue the sequence of wonderful tributes here's a great poetic anthology from a somehwat unlikely source - about.com

Poems After the Attack. “This collection comes to you now, five years later, accompanied by the same wish it has carried since we first posted it: In grief, anger, consternation, confusion or resolve, we hope these poems offer you comfort, clarity or grace.

Most of the poems in this anthology were written on or immediately after September 11, 2001 – but each anniversary since then, poets around the world have thought back to that day & written poems that recreate its events or explore them from the longer perspective afforded by the years we’ve lived since that date. Witness these poems, looking back:

• from The Times (UK):
  “Poem for 9/11, by the laureate in waiting,” by Richard Brooks, Arts Editor, about the new 9/11 poem written by Simon Armitage (commissioned by British tv network Five), “Out of the Blue” (2006)
• from The New Yorker:
  “When the Towers Fell,” by Galway Kinnell (written in 2002, audio reading posted 2006)
• from National Public Radio:
  “9/11 (with Allen Ginsberg in mind),” by Andrei Codrescu (2002)
• also from National Public Radio:
  “9/11,” by Robert Pinsky (2002)

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Re: Remembrance of My/Your Week - More on 9/11

The Sky And the Earth

The Sky
And the Earth
Aspire to touch
And embrace each other
With Love.

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Thank You Princess and Barin!

And here's to more joy/s this and every other week!

Re: Remembering with Good Deeds - More on 9/11

There are so many ways to commemorate & remember. Why not with charity & good deeds?
Here are some good ieas shared in the article below.

In 9/11 remembrance, a turning to good deeds

On Sept. 11, Jacob Sundberg of San Antonio has pledged to make eye contact and smile at everyone he meets. Kaitlin Ulrich will bring goody baskets to the police and fire departments in and around Philadelphia. And 100 volunteers from New York – 9/11 firefighters and family members among them – are going to Groesbeck, Texas, to rebuild a house destroyed by a tornado last December.

This is a minute sampling of the hundreds of thousands of people who have pledged to memorialize those killed on 9/11 by doing something good for others.

The heroic acts of all those killed trying to save others that September morning has spawned a growing grass-roots movement. The goal is to ensure that future generations remember not just the horror of the attacks, but also the extraordinary outpouring of humanity during the days, weeks, and months that followed.

“It was the worst possible day imaginable, and in some ways, a remarkable day, too, in the way in which people responded,” says David Paine, cofounder of myGoodDeed.org. “We need to rekindle the way we came together in the spirit of 9/11: It would be almost as much a tragedy to lose that lesson.”

Sept. 11 has inspired dozens of philanthropic efforts – from groups dedicated to building memorials to foundations designed to improve education in the Middle East. But myGoodDeed has a more universal goal: to turn 9/11 into a day dedicated to doing good – from small, simple things like Lisa Scheive's pledge to help stranded turtles cross the road in Pompano Beach, Fla., to lifesaving efforts, such as John Feal's decision in New York to donate one of his kidneys to help a seriously ill 9/11 worker.

The idea has been endorsed by members of Congress, and at myGoodDeed's urging, President Bush for the first time this year included a call for volunteering in his annual 9/11 proclamation.

After major disasters, Americans have historically tapped a deep reserve of compassion and reached out to others. But in the months and years that follow, those compassionate and civic urges tend to recede. Studies at Harvard's Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America found that in as few as five months after 9/11, most Americans had gone back to their daily lives and were not more engaged as they said they'd hoped to be. Part of the goal of turning 9/11 into a national day of service is to remind Americans of the inherent joy of giving and to hopefully spur volunteering and charitable acts throughout the year.

“I don't know of any research that's been done on one day of service, but studies have shown that people who do volunteering in high school are more likely to volunteer throughout their lives,” says Thomas Sander, executive director of the Saguaro Seminar.

The idea of turning 9/11 into a day of service, charity, and good deeds came from the family and friends of one man: Glenn Winuk, a volunteer fireman and lawyer who worked a block and a half from the World Trade Center. After he helped evacuate his Broadway law offices, he grabbed a medic's bag and ran toward the smoke pouring from the South Tower. That's where his remains were found after the towers fell. Mr. Paine and Glenn's brother Jay had been friends for years. They decided that turning 9/11 into a day of service was best way to memorialize Glenn.

“It completely reflects the way my brother lived his life, and it also specifically reflects how he died,” says Mr. Winuk, myGoodDeed.org cofounder. “He laid his life on the line for other people that day.”

In 2002, Paine and Winuk sent e-mails to friends and family and suggested they do a good deed, such as donate a day's pay on 9/11. Then the idea evolved, and they founded myGoodDeed.org. In 2004, 100,000 visited their website and pledged to do a good deed on 9/11. This year, those pledging number more than 250,000.

“A lot of people don't know what to do on 9/11,” says Paine. “This hits people in their heart and their soul. It connects with something that's fundamental.”