weekend of silence

As I mentioned, I have given up "distractions" for Lent. Not so that I can quit my life, but so that I can see if, somewhere amid the flurry of my busy life and projects and thoughts, there is peace. And if there is not peace, to find it. To that end, I gave up facebook (except to post my blog), I gave up checking my email every 5 minutes, spending all of my free hours surrounded by people and light and sound.

Siddhayatan

she's not crazy! she's my MOTHER!!

a lighter Lent piece, I wrote in 2009....




My beautiful Mom

 “I gave up meat for Lent,” my mother told me. This caused me to raise my eyebrows for a couple of reasons. One, she said this as she was dipping catfish in tartar sauce. The other insignificant detail is that my mother is not Catholic – although, this has not prevented her from giving up things for Lent in the past: the year before last she gave up dating for Lent. The year before that, she gave up chocolate. The year before that I think she gave up caffiene (that lasted approximately 4 hours). Lent is an excuse for giving something up. And making yourself feel better.

Lent - just to BE

Every year I give up something for Lent. It may be something as small as coffee (ok, that’s huge for me), or something like negativity. This year I’m giving up people, in a way. Allow me to explain.

I have this need – not all people will understand – to be around people, to always have some human interaction in my environment. In short, 

I fear being alone with myself.