
TL;DR: On 9/11’s anniversary, the author, a Marine Corps veteran, explores how revenge and reaction perpetuate global conflict, while vibrational alignment offers a powerful alternative. Abraham-Hicks, the movie The Kingdom, and the Positively Focused framework inspired their authoring of this post.
On September 11, 2001, the world changed. For many, it was a moment of horror, heartbreak, and righteous fury. For others, it was the moment they began questioning everything—about safety, sovereignty, and what it means to be human.
Now, more than two decades later, we still wrestle with the aftershocks—not just geopolitically, but vibrationally. I want to offer a different lens today. One that honors the contrast, without reinforcing the loop.
What Abraham Said That Still Resonates
Shortly after the attacks, Abraham-Hicks shared a message that, to this day, remains one of the clearest expressions of vibrational sovereignty I’ve ever encountered. They said:
“If we respond in kind, all that will happen is it will stir up more of the same—and ensure more of these pockets of disaster happening globally as time goes on… We will do the unexpected, and not respond. Not because we think they are right—but because we do not think that in doing that, we would be right, either.”
That idea—to not respond in kind—was revolutionary in 2001. It still is. Why? Because the human mind wants retaliation. It wants to do something. It equates pain with cause, and reaction with justice. But in the Positively Focused framework, we know:
Justice is vibrational. Alignment is the true power. And revenge only guarantees more of the same.
What We Perceive Is What We Believe
Let’s be clear: 9/11 didn’t “just happen.” It was a vibrational culmination—an eruption of co-created realities converging. I’m not blaming here. I’m not saying the U.S. “deserved it” or, that “the chickens have come home to roost”.
Instead, I’m referring to how the universe works and, how consciousness—collective or personal—draws to itself what matches its dominant frequency. For years, the U.S. had been entangled in global affairs, often under the banner of “freedom,” while sowing resentment, confusion, and, yes, trauma in other parts of the world. As a former US Marine, I played my part in all that. And so I see how 9/11 was us reaping what we sowed.
Contrary to political leader claims, the 9/11 attackers weren’t “evil.” They were extensions of contrast, called into being by collective American momentum—just as every villain is born out of belief constellations that go unexamined.
And what did the U.S. do in response? We doubled down on fear and launched wars. Our government normalized surveillance. We handed over power to a version of ourselves fueled by vengeance, not vision.

The Kingdom: A Cinematic Reflection of Belief Loops
In The Kingdom, a haunting film starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner, we see the tragedy of both sides.
The story opens with a devastating attack on American civilians in Saudi Arabia. The investigation that follows is gripping. But the most chilling moments aren’t explosions—they’re whispers.
One scene near the end says everything. After suffering personal loss, a U.S. operative whispers to his colleague: “We’re going to kill them all.” Later, on the other side of the world, a Saudi boy hears the same thing from his grieving grandfather: “We’re going to kill them all.”
Same phrase. Same pain. Different language. Same vibrational loop. What starts as grief turns into story. The story becomes belief that stirs actions aligned with it. Those actions turn the belief in destiny—unless this chain is consciously, deliberately interrupted.
The Moment of Becoming: Where Power Actually Lies
Most people think they live in the now. But they’re actually living in the past—in the manifested reality of old beliefs. The true now—the moment of becoming—is vibrational. It’s unmanifested. It’s the edge of creation. And that’s where the real power is.
When we witness an attack—personal or national—we have a choice. We can believe the story that we are victims. Or we can step into alignment and use the contrast to summon a better reality. That better reality won’t come from drone strikes or retaliation. It will come from understanding that every so-called enemy is a reflection.
It’s all you. It always has been.
A Vibrational Act of Remembrance
So today, on this anniversary, I don’t ask you to forget the pain. I ask you to remember it differently. Remember that the attacks created desire. Desire for peace. For unity. For clarity. Desire for a world where no one feels so unheard that violence seems like their only voice. That desire still exists. It’s still alive.
And it’s ours to align with—if we stop replaying the old movie. In Positively Focused practice, we say: You don’t solve contrast by resisting it—you allow it, accept it, and transmute it. 9/11 was a moment of massive contrast.
But its legacy doesn’t have to be war, terror, and bloodshed. Its legacy can be awakening. A turning point. A moment when we, individually and collectively, choose not to react—but to respond vibrationally, with clarity. With alignment and with power. Not the power of might, but the power of leverage born of our spiritual heritage.
That heritage tells us all, in gentle, constant whispers, that when you line up with what you want—rather than what you fear—the world around you transforms.


























