Still Water Runs Deep

I've been studying the book Cultural Literacy by Hirsch trying to get ready for my finals, and I was reading the chapter on Idioms a couple weeks ago, and read
"Still water runs deep - A persons calm exterior often conceals great depths of character"

And for some reason that stuck with me. Right when I read it I thought "I want that! I want to be that!". I want to have, and for my children to have, the depth of character and confidence in the Lord that gives an innate calmness to life.

Today I read a talk called "Rest Unto Your Souls" y Elder Per G. Malm, and loved it. As I started reading it I thought "This is about being the still water that runs deep!", so I wanted to write a couple quotes down from it.

"Just like a young tree grows bit by bit into a sturdy tree, so we can grow step by step in our capacity to be solid and filled from the inside out"

"In our day-to-day actions it is often the small and simple things that will have lasting impact. What we say, how we act, and how we choose to react will influence not only ourselves but also those around us. We can build up, or we can tear down"

"When we learn to handle the small and simple daily things in a wise and inspired way, the result is a positive influence that will solidify harmony in our souls and build up and and strengthen those around us"

I really liked the focus on just the small, daily, things we do. I guess I feel so far from being "still water running deep", but this helped me feel like I can just focus on being calmer and clearer in the my small daily actions, and the practice of changing in the small things can eventually help me change in the bigger things too.