I had a business meeting today. I was with several coworkers, and we met
outdoors. At the conclusion of our
business, we walked together for a time.
The July air was cooler than it had been in weeks, and there was a light
breeze. There was no cloud to be seen in
the stretch of bright, blue sky.
“Such a perfect day” commented one of my friends.
“Yes. You know what
this reminds me of…” said the other.
“Yeah, 9/11.”
Part of the fallout of trauma is that the most random things
are triggers. These triggers go to a
deep part of our brains, and can have fight or flight responses.
But it is a sad commentary that our civilization has been so
uncivil, that a cool breezy day without a cloud in the sky can trigger a
nightmare such as this.
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