Letters from NYC

2 min of Silence

Citizens throughout the world joined others to observe 2 min of silence in memory of the victims of the London bombing. I was at Ground Zero with a few others from our firm, as representatives of the largest lease holder of the WTC. Ironically, I was at Ground Zero on Saturday to honor a friend’s birthday after not going down there in over a year. It was an emotionally intense moment for me. In a sense, it was a good thing I did go Saturday as I was able to hold myself together during the NY ceremony on Thursday. It did however, take an emotional toll on me to have to stand there and do the social niceties, as I was being introduced. I felt a myriad of emotions coming up but had to squash them all down as the 20 min event took place.

Its been an emotionally challenging week for me all around. Last night I accepted an invitation to go out to one of my single parent’s friend’s beach house in the Hampton’s this weekend. I’m the only one in the office today and have been told to leave at 2pm. An enormous wave of relief washed over me at hearing this. I desperately need to commune w/nature and create a mind shift within me that will enable me to get through next week’s schedule of events at my job.

I want to do nothing this weekend but bury my feet in the sand as I watch sun sets, sun rises and listen to the meditative force of the waves as they come in. That and build lots of sand castles with my son. I hope all of you enjoy your weekend plans.