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9/11

Looking Beyond 9/11

September 11, 2019 By Traci

Anyone who has followed me over the last ten years (yes, I have been online for 10 years) knows that I have written of my September 11th experiences more than once. For those new to the joint, here’s the Reader’s Digest version. My husband and I lived in Queens, NY and I was actively pursuing…

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Filed Under: 9/11, Memories, Military, My Journey Tagged With: 9/11, Memories

I Remember What I Treasure

September 11, 2018 By Traci

Today is always a heavy day for me (and for so many). I have shared my experience of that day and how it changed my life. This anniversary, however, I am not going to remunerate what I lost but rather what I have today. What I treasure.   I treasure the love I wake to every…

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13 Years in the Rearview Mirror

September 11, 2014 By Traci

Most of my readers know that this journey began with the Towers falling 13 years ago. I don’t want to repeat myself here so the Reader’s Digest version is this: I was pursuing acting in New York in 2001. I was in the city that fateful morning. I couldn’t get home because the island was shut down…

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Filed Under: 9/11, Gratitude, Loss Tagged With: 9/11, Acting, Grateful Heart, Loss

I Will Never Forget, Part 3

September 11, 2013 By Traci

Last year, I started writing about my experience on September 11th and could never finish. I’m going to try to do that today. Here is the link back. I was on the island and my husband was in Queens. Manhattan had been shut down — no trains in and out. All bridges closed. I could…

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Filed Under: 9/11, Fears, Letting Go, Loss, Memories Tagged With: Fears, My Words

I Haven’t Forgotten

September 11, 2012 By Traci

In past posts, I have shared that I was in New York, 11 years ago this morning. I remember the big, beautiful, blue sky that turned a deathly grey. I remember the fear and I remember how badly I just wanted to go home but couldn’t. I remember all that. I remember more, however. I…

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Filed Under: 9/11, Memories, Military, Politics Tagged With: Loss, Mr. Hero, My Life

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