Every lent I pick some random "things" that I am either going to give up or that I am going to try to do more and every year I last about a week and a half fasting from these things and then go back to my normal activities without truly fulfilling or understanding the true meaning of the season.
This year I decided to stand firm with the things I decided to fast from this lenten season. Through staying strong to my convictions and surpassing the pressures in life to fault on my lenten promises I have been able to continue reshaping and deepening my relationship with God. I've learned that there are extremely beneficial personal growth activities to deal with stress that are empowering and motivating. I've realized that when silence used to scare me it is now one of the most thoughtful and self-discovering beautiful aspects of my life. I've realized that there is something incredibly powerful and emotional about sitting in mass and truly allowing myself to be open to the presence of God in my life and in the lives of those around me. I've realized that when you truly believe in something or someone great things can happen. I've realized that when I am truly thankful and appreciative the most powerful and beautiful words I can say are THANK YOU. I've realized that I LOVE YOU are powerful important words that aren't said enough to those I love and I've realized how how much those words truly have an impact on me.
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.” ~ Meister Eckhart
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