Ash Wednesday

Well today is Ash Wednesday - the start of Lent , a time of fasting and penance, I hear people say "its that Catholic thing"...when I was little , I remember the start of Lent all too well , our teachers started early on encouraging us to give up our favorite thing for the next 40 days, after all it was a small gesture on our part since Jesus died on a cross for us. That was hard to comprehend as a child but it was what we did ever year at this time.  So maybe you do or maybe you don't get the whole Lenten time , but what if you took this time to reflect upon who you are and what you don't like about you . What if for 40 days, you changed something about you that needs improvement.... maybe you don't complain for 40 days or maybe you take on a task that someone else usually does for you, maybe you own your mistakes, or maybe you spend time with someone instead of being glued to your phone. Whatever makes you a better you - do it for 40 days, who knows, it may just stick . We change our smoke alarm batteries once a year , we change our water filters at a certain time, how about we do the same check-up on us every year for 40 days.  Own this time , do some reflecting and remember Life can change in a moment.