I am with you. My family, my friends, all of you. Nearly 12 years ago, you were with me. When I needed healing after 9/11, I went to Beverly (north of Boston) and my family helped me. Now, I am with you.
I am angry. I am sad. I am relieved (no one I know was hurt.) I am ashamed for being relieved. I am scared. I am proud (all those people running toward the disaster to help.)
My family, my friends, everyone in the Boston area, I am with you. I know you are feeling something you can not put into words. I know you are feeling something that those who have never experienced can not fathom. I know it will get better. It will be with you forever, but it will get better. You will come together. You will get stronger. You will find a level of pride in yourself, your community and your country that you didn’t know was there. You will see and feel the love of the world in a way you never imagined.
I love you.
I am with you.
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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I’m feeling very sad today Jess, I remember how worried I was until I heard from you during 9/11 and how proud I was of you for all the help you gave afterwards but I was angry that you had to be there and be a part of it and that’s the way I feel today. Sad, angry, and proud. I love you.