Consider Jennifer Mally's notes a kind of blog in slow motion.  "It's not moment to moment commentary.  It's not always current, and it's not always colorful.  That pretty much describes me," says Jen, "but you might relate."

Post 9/11
by Jennifer Mally

I'm at a loss for words.  Not a great concern, this has happened before.  But this year, especially, I wanted to have something profound to say.  something that would move you, motivate you -- you know, settle your spirit, warm your heart -- that kind of thing.  And I've got nothin'.  Everything sounds so trite.  Everything sounds so "said" before.

Am I a different person than I was before September 11^th?  I don't know.  Do I live differently?  Of course not.  I still believe today what I believed on September 10 ^th  -- that this moment, every moment, is our most valuable commodity.  Not because it could be our last, but because every moment time is reborn.

Every new moment brings with it a new opportunity to do good, to be better, to make a difference, make our mark -- no matter how small or faint our mark may be.

Don't get me wrong.  I waste a lot of moments.  Idleness, self pity, envy, fear, are all good ways to waste moments.  I do often, but I don't beat myself up over it.  As long as I spend a little time admiring the colors of a fallen Maple leaf, watching my daughter's eyes dance from one new treat to another, telling Honey I love him, looking for elephants in the clouds or exchanging smiles with strangers in the produce department, then life is good.

I don't have to be great every moment.  I just have to be grateful.

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