I've grown up in a Catholic family, and though I may not be the most Catholic of Catholics I still do some traditions and customs, lent, being one of them. Sometimes I take the Lent season as a way to reboot some new year's resolutions that have wandered off the path of success. However, Lent is a time for humility and sacrifice. I'm terrible at the sacrificing part - however I know that I am not being the most helpful person in the world. When I was younger, I'd volunteer a lot. I miss doing that. So part of my Lenten promises is volunteering. So I plan to do at least one of the following per week: help at a food bank, help with something non-music related with school, visit and help out my pop-pop more, or donate clothes/money. I'm also limiting my time on the internet. I've put up a blocker on certain sites I visit daily and spend a lot of time just starring at the screen. After an hour of all of those sites (together, not just an hour for each site,) I will not be able to access those sites. I'm hoping this will force me to be more productive and creative with my time. I want to write at least 500 words creatively a week. I feel so constricted with work and life sometimes, that I think I need a release instead of complaining. Pray more. When there's something important happening or someone needs a prayer, I'm good with that, but I need to be more daily with it. I know I am more at peace when I pray more, and when my prayers are said with a purpose rather than speeding through an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Act of Contrition.
I'll let you know how it goes at the end of 40 days. Although, I'll be in Disney with Marissa at the end of those 40 days!
March goals... now there a bit different. I have two goals for March:
1. Stay on top of my work.
2. Workout as if I knew I was going to be thrown into the Hunger Games in a bit more than a month. (April 28th to be exact... just not with the weapons and the killing and the Capitol and, well, Panem.)
Off to read some Magyk. Ciao!
