September 11 Memories

*54 Days to Election Day* 

 We can’t say “never forget” without also sharing what we remember. 

This is how we form that collective memory to ensure we won’t ever forget. Tell your story. I want to know - where were you that day? What do you remember? 

 Every September 11, since that first one, I always reflect on the lives lost, but also where I was and where my family was that day. Before this year, I thought it was self-indulgent to share where I was, what I remembered since I didn’t lose anyone directly. This makes no sense, because when others share what they remember from that day, I am riveted and not once think of their sharing of memory is self-indulgent at all. We need to share these things, every year, again, and again because if we stop sharing, we start forgetting.