Lent

Do you give up anything for lent? Do you try, the same way you might a New Year's Resolution? Do you even think about it or give a hoot or know what it is?

I used to be good about giving things up, mostly because it was around me so much in school and with my mostly Catholic friends, who were especially big on this and not eating meat on Fridays. I'm not Catholic, but I still like the idea of sacrifice for the reasons most people undertake this 40-day challenge. If nothing else, it's a reason to become a little more aware.

So, as Mardi Gras was Tuesday (I'm a Louisiana girl-- it's a celebration even away from home!), Ash Wednesday then kicked off the Lenten season. A girlfriend of mine is giving up complaining. She's been in a funk and decided that warding off negative energy will help her get out of it. Another friend won't give anything up, but she'll donate her time and her money to causes she believes in.

I'm thinking I will give up passive aggressive comments because they don't help anything. I think I'll also make an effort to give up slothfulness toward tasks that don't interest me-- you know how you sorta loathe doing a task for longer than it takes to do it, instead of just starting? This should be a good opportunity to work on both of those areas. Here goes!

What are you going to forgo until Easter?