It’s been a long time since my last post, but I’ve been so busy with my big move to Los Angeles that I’ve hardly found time to sit down and re-start the Happy Girl Blog. I decided to start again this week in the midst of the 10-year anniversary of September 11, 2001. If there’s any proof that we can overcome hardships and heartbreak more, it’s how  much we’ve grown after 9/11, whether it’s as a society or individually.

Recently on NBC’s ‘Today’ Show, they interviewed a woman named Jennifer Gardner Trulson who wrote a book titled, ‘Where  You Left Me’, about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the death of her husband, who worked in the North Tower. Trulson discusses her struggles as she coped with being labeled a widow, how she would tell her young children about their father and how she found new love.

No matter how deeply you were affected the September 11th, the interview and Trulson’s story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Trulson truly embodies a person who has been able to find happiness after tragedy, even if she thought she couldn’t. As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Trulson’s story can be motivation to stay positive and keep the faith.