Be still and know

I believe I first heard the Steven Curtis Chapman song "Be Still and Know" on the family cassette tape. The song was from his "Speechless" album (1999) and despite the severe datedness of it, I still find that song, and that whole album, incredibly soothing.

I was probably inspired to become quite close to that line "be still and know that I am God" (from Psalm 46) because of that song.

That mere line of the psalm is just so peaceful, and I've seen numerous inspirational posters of a solitary tree in a snow-covered field with that line in a gentle typeface/font. I'm picky with inspirational posters, but those ones were generally ok for me.

Today I was doing evening Liturgy of the Hours, and came across that verse. I was astonished to see that the mood of the psalm doesn't quite match up to the soft one-line so often quoted.

That time I grew up

“Anne laughed and sighed. She felt very old and mature and wise - which showed how young she was.”

 - Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

About a year ago, I graduated from college. 

A mortarboard, as stock photo as it gets.

As with most things that happened in the past and offer themselves for deep reflection, graduation seems like it was both yesterday and many, many years ago. 

Some point during my senior year it occurred to me that I was growing up and I had to embrace this fully. It was rather shocking and worrisome, but also exciting to realize soon I'd be a fully-functional adult in the Real World. 

Around that time I had a Princess Bride calendar that I loved dearly. (I am very particular about obtaining the perfect calendar every year. I guess you could say my calendars reflect my character.)