So I've been posting less and less, mostly because life is busy and I have facebook, which will one day take over the world. (I mean think about it, with all those applications, and the possibility of many many more, one day you will not need to go anywhere else! And think about this, email isn't necessary anymore, as long as they have facebook, post it on their wall.. or if it's important or private, send them a message!)

Anyways, I'm trying to practice slowing and I think so far... it's working a little bit. We had a chapel speaker who said that you don't develope character traits of God by trying. You develope them by training, starting with the small stuff and working to the big stuff, like a marathon. One thing he said he was doing to train himself to be a more loving person was to practice slowing. Not that being a loving person is a strength or great weakness of mine, I decided that the practice of slowing could be beneficial for more than just learning to love more (taking time to love people!) but it could also lower stress levels, emphasize the important things, you know, all the things everyone needs to work on. He said that the first 15 minutes of your day can affect your outlook on the rest of the day. Starting them well means starting your day well. So I took a shower last night so that I would have more time this morning not to rush to chapel and I got up a little later (and more rested) and I felt very calm. I didn't allow myself to be rushed, even when I did leave a little later than I wanted to. I didn't panic when I looked at the clock and I had spent more time getting ready than I wanted to. I want to learn how to rest in God, how to be at peace in all situations, how to be calm.

"I have calmed and quited my soul, like a weaned child. Like a weaned child resting against his mother is my soul within me." Psalm 131:2