When giving up is hard to do
I’m not Catholic, but I like the idea of giving up something for a season. In our society, our way of living, giving up something seems like an extraordinary act of sacrifice. We need to give up things more often. This is the season of giving up things.
I think I should give up thinking, and overthinking, about trying new things. There are so many new things to try, and most never get tried because I think my way out of trying them. Playing guitar is something I have always wanted to do, and thanks to not overthinking, I recently started learning. I’m glad I did.
While I’m thinking about it, I think I should also give up doing things without too much thinking. Somewhere in the middle of it all there is a good balance for thinking. Not sure where it is, but if I think about it too much, I know it’s not there.
Over the next few weeks, eating chocolate and drinking soda will be given up by those that want to sacrifice something for their beliefs. I used to laugh at those kinds of sacrifices, but to some, giving up a Coke with every meal might be the first step in a health journey, and it may be the hardest thing they have ever done. Bravo to them.
I’d like to give up the habit of going to my phone at every spare moment. Giving up having a pan dulce with each cup of cafecito is another. Not sure I can make it too far down…
