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  1. Pinky says:

    Two years ago Lent was when the first restrictions kicked in. This past Sunday was our first mask-optional Mass since pre-omicron. From now on, I think, Lent is going to have a little bit of the feel for me that some people get from losing a loved one around Christmas.

    Not giving up anything this Lent; going to take stuff on.Report

  2. fillyjonk says:

    I joked on Twitter “I am giving up for Lent” but maybe I wonder if – in a different sense as I meant it originally – there’s not a deeper truth in there. There”s an old saying, “If you want to see God laugh, tell Him your plans” and that’s what these 2 1/2 plus years have been.

    (Really, more like 4 years for me – this current cycle started with the very sudden death of a friend a few days before my birthday in 2018, and then was followed by losing my dad in mid 2019, followed by two other friends dying -separately – in car wrecks a few weeks later, then a health scare in January 2020, and then….well you all experienced the rest of what’s happened since March 2020).

    I’ve spent a couple years staring into the abyss trying to make some peace with the realization that I, too, am mortal. I’m not there yet and probably won’t be there for a long time. But maybe not having big expectations of life is part of that and realizing that we’re basically blades of grass.

    It makes my original plan to give up the stupid mobile match-3 games I play seem kind of dumb and trivial.Report

  3. Marchmaine says:

    Marchmaine house has been working through some major medical matters, so it feels like the longest Lent already for us. Tempted to maybe ease up a bit, but decided to ‘lean in’ instead. As I’ve matured, I’ve gained a (tiny) bit of self-awareness and recognize that grand plans will fail, but micro penances I can multiply.

    So I’ve entered into the hair-sock if not full hair-shirt phase of spiritual development.Report