Giving up a favorite

Wednesday, February 6.  Hey there.  Today has been a very wintry day here in Michigan.   It seemed to drizzle all last night, and this morning it changed into freezing rain.  By 11 am or so it turned into sleet, and by 4pm it was snowing.  Big, huge flakes!

Today is Ash Wednesday.  While I am not Catholic, my idea today for thing I haven't done before is to give something up for Lent.  I debated about whether or not this would be offensive given that I don't practice Catholicism and may not know the true meaning of Lent and sacrifice.  But upon second thought, I know I mean no harm and don't mean to offend.  So on I go with my first ever respectful observance of Lent!

I think it is a nice thing to understand what giving up something means.  I am often, especially when sad or depressed, very self-centered and self-absorbed, so giving something up just for a short time takes some of the focus off of my needs.

So then the question became the object of my observance.  Many things crossed my mind...bread, desserts, the internet (impossible to keep the blog!), television, cell phone.  I have settled on giving up diet pepsi.  I probably have at least one everyday, and I know that when I want one I really crave one.  It'll be challenging to give up my diets for six weeks.  It's just perfect with pizza or a burger!

So there it is, no more diet pepsi for the next six weeks!  We'll see how it goes and we'll do a periodic update on days without a diet!  Stay warm and dry if you are in Michigan, and we will talk tomorrow!