Reflecting on the horror of that day, the appalling Islamophobia that swept the country after, the horrific, generation-long wars that ensued…
…I think back to those two news alerts to re-summon the feeling in the moment — before our response was formed, before we’d chosen which fork in the road to take.
How do the feelings of that day look in hindsight? Could we have changed that trajectory? What do I want to cultivate in myself now for our next disorienting moment of collective choice?
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