to my NYC friends:

as you tell me your personal 9/11 stories i wonder how i'm suppose to respond to the deep sadness in your voices.

so i just listen.

and maybe that's ok.

but please know even though i was 2,500 miles away, my heart...and everyone else's...was breaking too.


to everyone else:

if you're going to light a candle

or say a prayer for the deceased---who are in a better place

...please don't forget the living still trying to navigate through this space.