Lent this year has come up really suddenly. It’s like one minute I was talking about all the things I wanted to do with Lent and the next I’m actually having to do them. Imagine that.
Honestly, I feel a lot less willing to do anything for Lent this year. Last year was the first time I’d actually done something for it and I really appreciated it. This year, I just don’t really want to give anything up. But I’m doing it anyway because I feel like I should. I know I’ll appreciate it a lot more in like March but 4 days in, I’m not loving life.
So I decided to do the same as last year and give up TikTok and alcohol. I spend way too much time on TikTok. I really miss it already. I haven’t yet been productive with the time I would usually spend on TikTok but I’m still working on that. Last year, when I went to go on TikTok I would pray instead. I will do that this year too but so far I’ve just been replacing it with silly little iPhone games. I’m going to have to limit my time on those too. As a side-note, I would like to say that I really don’t drink alcohol often anyway, I just thought it would be a good thing to completely cut out for a while. It’s not difficult to cut out but I suppose it’s beneficial.
I also decided that this year I would not only give those things up but I would also take up something during Lent. I’ve set myself the goal of praying every morning before I get up. I’ve been doing this the odd time when I felt like it but I’m making it a part of my routine now. I also wanted to try to journal every day, however I already failed by not journalling yesterday so I’ll just journal more over Lent.
Well I’m wishing everyone a blessed time during Lent!! And I hope we’re all able to feel the benefits of the things we’ve given up. And if you haven’t given anything up, you may ignore this post.