I can remember standing in the office with several of the gentlemen with whom I work on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. And I made the comment, “This changes everything.”

I can remember standing in the office with several of the gentlemen with whom I work on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Like most Americans, we were caught up in the events unfolding before us on television. Surreal. Unfathomable. Ugly. Unforgettable. And I made the comment, “This changes everything.”

Now, a year later, many of us will relive that moment and the events that have occurred in our world since. Having had the advantage of some time to think things over — unlike that shocking day as unbelievable atrocities were being committed on our soil — I think that “things” haven’t really changed that much. However, those of us who currently share in the stewardship of this country have indeed changed.