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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

be still...

I think being calm is sometimes a choice, but often a gift.

For example, today while I was working in the temple, my coworker was replaced by another woman. The new woman was rushing around and hectic and brought a sense of rush and hurry and frenzy. It was contagious, and I found myself beginning to think and act in that way. But then I thought, "I don't need to be hurried. This is not stressful. I've been doing it all morning without feeling rushed or harried; I don't need to participate in this."

 It took less time to experience than to write (or read), and it was so quick it was almost more a feeling than a chain of thought. I am grateful for that, though. I am grateful for the reminder that I don't need to get worked up about - really - most things. It's a gift to be calm and to share that calmness with others.