This morning in the train I was thinking about Lent, and about some Facebook friends talking about “giving something up”. I find it interesting that the idea of giving something up or making a change at this time of year seems so attractive to some people, even those without the context of a Catholic tradition.
Pope Francis tweeted earlier this week “during Lent let us find ways to overcome our indifference”. After a decade of indifference to any kind of spiritual pathway, and some recent tugs at the dormant strands, I was thinking that maybe I would put some effort into reflective reading. As I started scrolling through what was on my Kindle I was feeling slightly irritated that nothing really fit how I was feeling right now, largely because in the Catholic tradition of Lent the readily available options are based in the spirituality of religious life or occasionally married women focusing on a conservative home centric pathway.
Maybe because we are so time poor it didn’t seem there was much that reflects the kind of life that involves a woman juggling a career, a partner, and a blend of adult and teenage children. The obvious next thought was that I could always write it myself – which also meant honouring a semi formed new year resolution to try and get more writing done.
It also fits in better with my understanding of Lent – which is about making a positive change. Choosing to act rather than to stop acting. Doing something rather giving something away – although if I commit to write, the discipline will impact on the one thing I hate to give up – time.
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