Friday, March 10, 2006

What I really gave up for Lent

Thought you'd be interested to know how my Lenten practice is going so far.

It's harder than I expected.

The plan was: spend 10 or 15 minutes each day going through a corner in the apartment to see what I really need and what I really don't need. My dresser is a little neater now, which is a good thing, and I even got rid of a bell-necklace that would've been cool among 40-year-old women in 1991.

But what this is really teaching me is that I have a tendency to procrastinate (which I already knew, okay, but it's so much more obvious now). I'll think of all these little corners with things in them that I've been meaning to do something with: the pile of books to be sold on half.com; the boxes that should probably just be thrown out; the loud humidifier that needs a new filter; and so on. So, this is as good exercise for me. For Lent, I'm giving up some procrastination. Believe it or not, it's probably almost as difficult as giving up chocolate.
Blessings,

Amy

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