I have a dear friend who is a loving, generous women who is not affiliated with any religious community but whom I describe as a spiritual being. Then again, all of us are comprised of a physical, emotional and spiritual dimension, aren’t we?
Yesterday on Facebook as people shared their Fat Tuesday indulgences leading up to Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent, my friend made a few interesting comments.
She said she has never participated in Lent and she questions the need for a specific timeframe in which onegives something up. She then asked the question, “Shouldn’t it be a regular activity in one’s life – letting go of habits and attitudes that are no longer fitting?”
My friend went on to say that many people focus on giving up chocolate for instance but what about giving up really important things like the need to label things good…
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