Today in History: September 11

In the "Think About It & Write It!" guide, I describe the benefits of what I call "speed writing," where you write freely and quickly about a topic without worrying about grammar, punctuation, style - all the things that make people nervous about writing. I'm taking this day to do a little speed writing of my own to reflect on all the changes, both good and bad, that have happened since September 11, 2001. I have a friend who died on that day and I think throughout the year about his family and how even though these years have passed, the time probably doesn't lessen their pain. So I'm spending today hoping that all of the good that we do, even the little things, outweigh the bad.