Every year I toil and torment myself over what I should give up for lent. Most of the time, whatever it is I choose doesn't last very long. Occasionally, I'll use it as an excuse to get serious about my New Years Resolution that had, so far, been failing miserably. More often than not, I end up making such a huge deal about what it is I want to "sacrifice" in my mind that I end up giving up before ever going through with it in the first place. Why do I do this to myself? It should be an easy choice to make: give up something that you know you can live without, but simply don't want to.
I had to be brutally honest with myself... what do I depend on as a crutch to get me through the day, when I could be spending my time much more wisely? This year, that "thing" I have come to terms with is my inability to go 30 minutes without checking facebook. Sad, right?
Those of you who know me know I'm not a "super religious" person. However, I do consider myself spiritual, and have felt the lack-there-of in my life lately. So, I'm challenging myself to stay off facebook for the 40 days of lent. Yes, this is a spiritually motivated decision... but I think it has the potential of affecting other aspects of my life:
1. My marriage: Instead of getting into bed and grabbing my phone to "check up" on what Sally had for dinner, I could have a conversation with my husband. It's pretty pitiful when your pillow-talk consists of sitting side-by-side with your mobile devices in hand.
2. My education: Taking four classes online with a full-time job and brand new marriage is very challenging. Throw in a facebook addiction and you tend to be very counterproductive.
3. My job: Do I really need to elaborate? We all know how often we check our fb apps on our phone... Multiply that by 10 for me.
4. My relationships: Ever had that conversation with your friend or family member and they are offended that you didn't tell them something rather important about yourself that recently happened, and you follow by saying, "Well I posted it on facebook, you didn't see?" Woops.You mean you wanted me to, like, CALL you? But that's so much work! I rest my case.
5. My hobbies: There are so many things I would love to start doing with my spare time (because I'm just swimming in it); and giving up facebook will force me to explore other avenues to inspire my creative side and help me to feel connected with the outside world. Like this blog for example... maybe I'll use this as an opportunity to take more time for myself to write... hmmmm, I might be on to something here!
There you have it, I've talked myself into this! Wish me luck!
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