I'm not Catholic, but...

This year, Lent kind of snuck up on me. I almost completely missed Ash Wednesday. Luckily, I didn't. I didn't eat any meat and am planning on not eating meat on Fridays until Easter.

I've always appreciated some of the ideas of Lent. I like giving things up just to see and say that I can. I always say that I give something up in order to support my friends. Yet I know deep down, that I give things up for myself and in all reality, the idea of giving something up to bring you closer to Christ is just a splendid tradition that I love to follow.

In past years, I have given up typical childish things that maybe didn't help me grow closer to Christ. Such as:

2008: Soda

2009: Swearing

2010: Mountain Dew

The will power I've gained from giving these things up is spectacular. This year, I intend on giving up Facebook and texting a certain friend of mine who I really shouldn't text in the first place. In order to make this Lent different, I'm not only going to show will power, but also every time I want to talk to this friend or every time I feel like going on Facebook, I'm going to read my scriptures. I'm going to maybe say a little prayer.

And through this, I hope to maybe learn something from the Catholics.