Back to work....
 

I'm still a bit shell-shocked, figuring out what to make of it all....

But life has to go on and get back to working again....

This tragedy is still hard to comprehend in its magnitude. I finally checked on a few friends I have in New York City, and luckily nobody I knew was hurt.

One friend of mine works as a programmer at Goldman Sachs, which is located close to the World Trade Center.... After the first plane hit, he got out of his building and he's safe. But unfortunately, he had friends and colleagues who died in the World Trade Center buildings....

Nobody I knew from Boston seemed to be on either of the two hijacked planes from Boston, so I breathe a sigh of relief there too.

Still, something like this shakes you to your core. I feel for those who had friends or loved ones who died on any of the flights or in the buildings....

But, it's time to press ahead and get back to business....

The best way to combat this is to get back to getting things working again. Not to do so means that they've accomplished what they intended, so getting things back to "normal" is the best way to fight back.... Count your blessings, get the wheels turning once more, and push on....

- Dien

Re: Back to work....
 

Hi Dien,

> I'm still a bit shell-shocked, figuring out
> what to make of it all....

****As we all are, my friend.

Last night I wrote linked essay which I shared with my newsletter readers. I even received a telephone call from a reader in Saudi Arabia, offering assistance.

May we all continue to support and honor one another.

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE JORDAN SCOTT




What is It? A Mother's Response

Thank you Julie....
 

Hi Julie,

Thanks for your post.... It's at times like these that you really appreciate your friends and family.... If anything good has come of this, it's brought some people closer together.

Here in Australia there's also been a big effect.... Yesterday I listened to some callers on radio. One woman told how her father was in Ireland, and was due to come back to Australia soon.... She said how she regretted that she had never been able to tell him "I love you." This tragedy has reminded many of us not to take those we love for granted. She was crying, hoping she'd have the strength to finally say it....

Julie, I really liked what you wrote.... Since you give permission, I've put it here below.... (I'm a subscriber, of course!)

Thank you Julie!

- Dien

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Discovering Your Passion through
Joyful Liberation, Jubilant Celebration, Soulful
Contribution and Contemplation
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A Publication of 5Passions.com http://www.5passions.com
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Vol 2. No. 53
September 11, 2001

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What Is It?
A Note from Julie
Passion ResourcesYou Can Use
Official Words from 5Passions

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Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi
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What is it?
(C) 2001
Julie Jordan Scott

The simple question continues to echo through my mind hours later.

"What is it, Mommy?" my nine year old, Katherine, asked. "What
is it that makes some people do something so awful! What is it?"

The day was dawning as she questioned me. We were standing in
our front yard, the sky turning from grey to blue as we prepared
to take her to school. She looked up at me, her deep blue eyes
round, her innocent face expectantly waiting for an answer. Her
expression said "Mommy will know the answer. My Mommy can
take care of anything."

I paused, looking towards the sky. The same sky that had just
carried passenger planes turned weapons of destruction plowing
into American targets. Targets I had seen personally. Targets I
could remember being built as a child in New Jersey. Targets that
are visual icons of New York and Washington, DC.

"Fear. Hatred. Misunderstanding. And the desire to keep people in
fear, hatred and misunderstanding." I looked at my daughter, who
at nine is wise beyond her years. She was slowly nodding. I
continued: "People know if you are afraid, you can not feel love.
If you can not feel love, you can not feel peace. These people do
not want us to feel peace or love. They want to control us. We
won't let them do that, though, will we?"

In a very short conversation, Katherine had brought my resolve
firmly back to me. She reminded me of a very important lesson
that lives deep within me. In the moments after I heard of the
devastation that was occurring so close to where I had grown
up, I was frightened to the point of near hysteria. I paced,
frantically worried about my children, my friends, my safety, my
country, my world.

Katherine reminded me that I could not feel fear AND feel love
at the same time. As I listened to reports from survivors, I heard
gratitude in their words. I heard an unusual peace. I heard light
among the tragedy.

We can love as we grieve the senseless loss of so many lives. We
can love as we pray. We can love as we donate time, blood and
money to the Red Cross and other charitable organizations. We
can love as we talk to complete strangers as we sort out our own
feelings about the tragedy. We can love as we hug our children,
friends and neighbors. We can love as we take an extra moment
to simply feel grateful for each breath. For each moment. For each
person whose lives we touch positively. We can love as we put
one foot in front of the other. We can love as we choose to trust.
We can love as we serve our fellow world citizens.

Later this afternoon I was with Emma, my four year old daughter at
the park. She came to me and I gave her a big hug. She looked at
me and stated simply: "A plane flew into a building. Lots of people
died. Lets talk about it".

So we did. Plainly and with the vocabulary of a preschooler we
talked about what had taken place in New York City. She went
back to playing.

She returned to me and said, "Mommy, give me a nice big hug so
the bad guys can't get me."

So I did. Hug. Love. Keep the bad guys away. And when the bad
guys come anyway remember to hug. To Love. To trust. To feel
peace deep within you.

Hug. Love. Live.
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with action oriented, creative people who are ready to live each
moment
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Destiny! Explore opportunities at http://www.5passions.com/
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A Note from Julie

Before the events that unfolded earlier today (it is just before
midnight here in California) I had meant to get an edition of
DiscoverYourPassion out. Its been a while!

I had thought of telling all of you how challenging this summer
had been for me. That having a new baby in my family was SO
different as an entrepreneur than it was when I was an employee!
I had thought of sharing some of the minutia of my life...until this
morning, when none of that really seemed to matter anymore.

Be blessed. Love radically. Give deeply and profoundly. Live
with Passion every day.
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How to talk to your kids about the terrorism....
 

Julie,

You did just the right thing, according to experts.... You're a great example.... Here's an article I just found on how you should talk to your kids about this....

- Dien




Overcome your emotions, and how to talk to your kids....

Thank you, Dien
 

Hi Dien,

Today I went to my Moms of Preschoolers Meeting (Yes, there is such a group!) and we were all talking about how to talk to our kids about this. It was very emotional.

Now, to continue to bond together...

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE