Our Place of Belonging
Place and time. These two elements together have the potential to create a sense of belonging. Today, on September 11th, we remember specifics about the time and place when the twin towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed by terrorists, resulting in the massive loss of lives and livelihood. Going through major life changes and losses in my family on that day, I remember standing in front of the TV, hand over my heart, as if to keep it from breaking further, as I watched the towers fall. And over the following days, I sensed my life was metaphorically at ground zero. We remember the place and time when it happened. We remember ground zero. We remember the hero stories; in this remembered experience, all our differences fall to the wayside, and we are united, grounded together in the shared history.
