Seated at the Masters Table: One Woman's Perspective on 9/11

By Angela Threlkeld Dodd

Seated at The Masters Table chronicles Dodds life changing journey that abruptly began in New York with the events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. While the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis she received the year before was significant, it didnt compare with seeing the World Trade Center Twin Towers melt like candles on a birthday cake. Curiously, Dodd saw it as a decisive moment to begin living life differently.

Dodd tells of her journey toward a more purposeful life. Seated depicts the sometimes tough process of moving toward a more conscious life. To the point of 9/11, her life had been almost mechanical and always based on somebody elses script. Seated speaks to not only the necessity of each of us writing our own script, but writing that script based on regular consultation with the Master, preferably over a great meal!

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jul 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491738573

Angela Threlkeld Dodd

Holding degrees from the University of Chicago/Booth Graduate School of Business and the Purdue University School of Engineering, Angela Threlkeld Dodd is now using her skills and abilities in a myriad of creative ways to positively impact the lives and self image of others. Her corporate and entrepreneurial experiences have provided the opportunity to combine her analytic skills with her natural creativity to effectively lead and manage strong collaborative teams. Angela has one daughter, Zoe Elise and lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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SEATED AT THE

MASTERS TABLE

One Woman’s Perspective on 9/11

ANGELA THRELKELD DODD

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SEATED AT THE MASTERS TABLE

ONE WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE ON 9/11

Copyright © 2014 Angela Threlkeld Dodd.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Just Another Day That The Lord Has Kept Me

The Beginning Of The End

First There Were Two, Then There Were None

The South Tower – Hit Last, Fell First

Why We Should Take A Seat

The North Tower – Fell Last, Hit First

Lost And Losing Myself

When The Student Is Ready, The Teacher Appears

Appetizer And Main Course

Come And Dine

The Company We Keep

Mastery At The Table

Coffee And Dessert

Lessons Learned Along The Way

New Perspectives Post 9/11

Hindsight Really Is 20/20

Benediction

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The three triangles positioned on the black chair represent God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All three are on one accord in conversation with anyone who diligently chooses to be seated at the Master’s table.

PREFACE

I hate to learn tough lessons more than once. In my opinion, it’s a colossal waste of time. We’ve all experienced this and chances are we’ll probably have to learn many life lessons more than once. I’ve written this book because I want to make the best possible use of your time, and ultimately your life. The events of 9/11 affected me deeply and personally. The horrific events of that day pushed me to get in the game of my life like nothing else ever has.

Conventional wisdom says that we have to learn from personal experience to better learn and remember the lesson. The way around this is to learn from another’s personal experiences. The problem is that we don’t often share our lessons; fear, shame, embarrassment, busyness, and even selfishness get in the way. So use this book as both a guide and companion to help you more quickly move beyond the negative circumstances that will inevitably enter your life. At the same time know that every circumstance, positive or negative, has purpose. Every circumstance is part of your life’s tapestry, so lovingly orchestrated by God that it makes Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper look like kindergarten art.

I heard a story today about a young girl that acknowledges Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She was asked what she does when trouble comes knocking at her door. Her response was I used to answer the door and then get really scared. But when trouble comes now, I just say, Jesus, you answer the door.

I encourage you to start the conversation with Jesus and take a seat at the Master’s table daily!

To my beloved daughter, Zoe Elise. May you always live the zoe, God kind of life. You are blessed and your seat at the Master’s table is secured.

Heartfelt thanks to Lori Bailey for your input and encouragement. Your friendship and support through this can never be repaid!

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

Ernest Hemingway

Author & Journalist

¹¹ For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

¹² Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.

¹³ Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

¹⁴ I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I