Lent

I've decided to give up Facebook for Lent. I have not been satisfied with my interactions on FB-- I've been getting poked and getting game requests. Many people have said I post too often. I like a lot of things and share some things on there. Since I'm not on there, I thought I might share some things on here. I currently still have the short quips about life that I would love to share on FaceBook but currently, cannot. I hope this reduces over the next 40 days.

Let me explain this-- I am not a Catholic. I did not grow up Catholic. I grew up non-denominational Christian. I looked at the website for the Church I went to and they just talk about they are carrying out the mission of Jesus. Mom always made peanut butter and jelly or tuna on Fridays, even though it was not Lent. She just wanted me to have a tradition. Traditions were important to her and they've become important to me, too. I didn't participate in Lent last year but I have given up dating for previous times of Lent. 


As I was reading about Lent today, I found it interesting that there are fasting recommendations during Lent. It's supposed to be a time of good will and prayer. As I've said before, my mom made sure I knew that there were restrictions on Fridays. But there is much more to this-- including that Ash Wednesday (today) only one meal is eaten and meat is not eaten all day. Small snacks that do not equal a meal are OK-- but only 2 and they cannot be enough to make one meal, if they were combined.


I guess I can start using this as a regular blog. I sometimes feel the only thing I can talk about on here is the traumas I've experienced and how they've effected my life. 
I heard this third hand but a friend's girlfriend does not like me--- she's young and telling her friends that she hates me and told them she called me a bitch to my face. She did not and if she did, I didn't hear it. This is a little bit bothersome for me. But it's not the end of the world. It just makes our friendship more difficult. I've had other women who did not like me. It's made friendships more difficult, until there's a break up. I'm glad that my friend Brandon's marriage dissolved-- although I know it was tough on him. We have been close friends ever since the separation. It was as if we had time to make up after the break up and then we just continued our friendship.

I've been really enjoying the network called Hub. It has GI Joe, Jem, and Transformers. It also has an interesting show called "Dan Vs." It's an odd network as the day time program is for ages 5-8. But the late night shows seem to be aimed at 80's kids and sometimes an older generation. Last night, the live action 1960's Batman was playing-- the one with Adam West. They had a special guest appearance by Liberace. I think I used to watch reruns of the show when I was a kid because I remember really enjoying the open sequence.

I watched "In The Army Now." Were there douchebag brahs before The Weasel/Paulie Shore? I'm pretty sure there was-- such as in the 80's. But maybe there was always some sort of jerky, douchebaggery going around, like some sort of STD that some people are susceptible to while others are not.
I'm going to read some psalms before getting to bed.
Right now, I'm listening to "Discover Your Inner Wisdom." It feels like just what I need right now.
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The other day I went on a nature hike. I chose a small path that looked like a bike path. It was rather interesting. I even sat down to meditate in the sun. I liked the rocks on the trail. At one point, I didn't like that I was not on a path that I really wanted to be but I knew I wanted to come back and discover more of the paths. Instead, the path I was on, went there anyway.
I also practice silent walking. Silent walking is when you try to walk as quietly as you can in a rural area. Think how slow and mindful as if you were tracking a bird or something else. I think of how cats walk slowly and carefully when they are about to pounce-- they are very focused, very mindful of every step and noise.

I might do some artwork around rumors. It seems only natural. I also like the two quotes-- "If someone says something bad about you, live so no one will believe it." and "No weapon wield against me will prosper."

Venus