09/11/2026
Today, we remember September 11, 2001. 🇺🇸
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to New York for a work conference. I decided to stay an extra day to explore some of the city, and one of the places I visited was the 9/11 Memorial.
I’ll never forget the feeling of walking toward those reflecting pools.
As I got closer and began seeing the names etched into the bronze, chills ran through me. I found myself thinking about the people behind every single name, their families, their lives, their plans for that day, and trying to comprehend everything that happened in that place.
I sat on a bench for a while and simply took it all in. Families walked by. Guided tours came and went. Individuals quietly stopped to place flowers beside the names of loved ones. And despite being surrounded by a busy city, there was a stillness to that space that was difficult to put into words.
There are so many moments in history that we learn about but never lived through. For those who were too young to remember September 11th, it’s something they can only know through the stories, photographs, and history books. But for many of us, this is a day etched into our memories. I remember the classroom I was sitting in, my teacher rolling in the big box television on a cart and turning on the news, and the panic that set in as people began realizing their loved ones were in New York.
Standing at the Memorial years later made that memory feel different. More real. More personal. And it was a powerful reminder that behind the history we learn about are real people, real families and lives that were forever changed.
Today, we remember them. We honor them. And we will never forget.
🇺🇸 September 11, 2001.
