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You are in the right place

After the September 11 attacks, a company that had its offices in the World Trade Center invited its executives and employees who had somehow survived the attack to share their experiences.

Today I want to share my experiences with you. I hope they are as useful to you as they are to me.

People were alive for the simplest of reasons…, little details like these:

The director of a company was late because it was his son's first day of kindergarten.

A woman was late because her alarm clock did not go off on time.

A person was late because he got stuck on the road due to an accident.

Another survivor missed the bus.

Someone spilled food on his shirt and he needed to change clothes.

One had a problem with his car, it wouldn't start.

Another came back to answer the phone.

Another one had a baby!

Another person didn't get a taxi.

But the most impressive story was that of a man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning and before arriving at work he stopped at a pharmacy to put on a band-aid because he had a blister. That's why he's alive today.

Now, when I get stuck in traffic, when I miss an elevator, when I go back to answer a phone and many other things that drive me crazy, I think first:

“This is the exact place I need to be at this very moment.”

The next time your morning seems crazy, when the kids take a while to get dressed, you can't find your car keys or you run red lights all day… don't get angry or frustrated.

You are in the right place, at the right time.

Thank you for reading me.

Please leave me your comments below.

Dr. Roch