St. Louis couple moves forward after the jolt of 9/11 attacks

Submitted on September 07, 2011
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By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@stlouisreview.com
Angela and Jim Bokern are pictured in Francis Park near their home in St. Louis Hills.
Angela and Jim Bokern are pictured in Francis Park near their home in St. Louis Hills.
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The first thing Angela Brock-Bokern had to do in order to move forward after surviving the horror of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York -- where she was on the 61st floor of the second tower of the World Trade Center that day -- was to forgive the terrorists. "Hating someone else is like taking a poison pill for yourself," said Brock-Bokern. After her decision to forgive, she said, "I instantly felt better. My heart was lighter and freer. I needed that for me to go forward. Intellectually, you know you have to do it. Your heart has to find it. It's a struggle."

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