Lent Time!

So today, as many of you might know, is Ash Wednesday. We've had our time of frivolity and excess for the past few weeks of Mardi Gras. Now is the time to settle into our 40 days of remembrance of the Good Lord before we celebrate his glorious defeat of death at Easter.

The popular thing to do at Lent is to give something up in repentance for our unworthiness of grace because we continually turn our backs on the teachings of the Lord. I have always had a really hard time giving things up. Also there's that pesky task of choosing something. And if you successfully choose something, is it something that will be hard for me to give up or am I going without something I never do/use anyway so I can say I gave something up and make myself feel important.

A lot of people I know give up dessert or social media sites. They give up drinking caffeine or alcohol. Some of them give up their gaming consoles for the season. Other people will give up something they do maybe once or twice a month so they can say they gave something up but don't have to struggle, which is what many believe this season is about.

In the past few years, I have tried and failed to give up cursing, chocolate, and masturbation. I know, that last one threw me for a loop. It was when I was going through a rough patch of my eternal dry spell, and it was an activity I'd been engaging in on a daily basis. So I figured what the hell, I'll try it. I think I lasted a week and a half before I cracked. As you can tell, I don't have the bet willpower, and my choices were relatively insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

This year I've decided to take something on. Instead of giving something up, I am going to try to channel the essence of Jesus' works on earth and try to make people feel loved. I am going to write/call one person every day and tell them how grateful I am that they are part of my life. I'm going to help strangers, hug sad people, and try to spread the light of God's love through the world. I think that's a better use of my time than giving up chocolate.

This topic has been weighing on my mind, and I know I haven't really talked religion on here before, but I wanted to put it out there.

So there you go. If you're having trouble giving something up, maybe you should take something on instead. And if you want me to send you a card or call you, just put your info in the comment section below. I'm still waiting for that day when y'all decide you want to talk to me.

I'm not mean, promise. I don't bite...

...Hard.

Ta, babes!