Lent, the remix

Lent is the tradition of taking the weeks leading up to Easter and  intentionally focusing on our depravity and need for Jesus in preparation for the celebration of His death and resurrection.

Last year was my first time ever celebrating Lent.  Until then, I joyfully claimed my freedom from such an archaic and restrictive tradition.  But my husband grew up in the Catholic church and as such, Lent is an important expression of his faith.  I joined with him and was delighted as the daily reminder of my "sacrifice" pushed me towards God and reminded me of just how much I need Him.

Ash Wednesday has come and gone and I have not yet decided what I'm to give up for Lent this year.  I've been thinking about what God is trying to teach me lately and how I could give up something that would relate to it.  I think one lesson that is continually being repeated in my life is that,try as I might, I am in control of very little.  Not of my circumstances, my family, the people in my community, my students, or the future.  I'm a planner.  I'm a woman who puts expectations on people.  I'm a list maker and I'm horrible at delegating.

I've been wracking my brain for something that could remind me everyday that it is God who holds the future, it is God's plan I need to be searching for and life happens in His time, not mine.  But that, too, has been an exercise in control.  I want to pick the thing I'm giving up.

So here's my plan:  I will give up whatever you guys want.  Leave a comment at the bottom, and I'll either do the first suggestion or the most suggested one.  (I need to be on Facebook for work and I'm not really drinking a lot at all, so those wouldn't really be great for me, but pretty much anything else is fair game.)  If there are a few, I'll let Hubs pick so that I can't weasel my way into control over this too.

So, what do you think I should give up?