This is something that I used to say to all of my friends on Ash Wednesday at school. It was a very popular saying around my Catholic high school campus. It was funny and we all thought we were clever.
Ash Wednesday has always been a very special time for me. This is always a time for me to reflect internally and to do some changes externally. I always want this time to be the time for me to really focus on my relationship with God, others and myself. I know, it's a lot, but it's been something that I work towards every year. I remember when I was in high school what I used to do was pick forty people and write them all a letter. I would pick a day for them and celebrate our relationship together. It was always a fun time to really appreciate the people in my life.
Now that I am an adult I don't really do that, just because it was really cheesy and honestly surface level. I really want to pay attention to those around me and really let them know that I love them and what they have done to help me. But this is also the time to let out the dirty laundry, my own that is. I really don't want to be the same person going out of this as I am going into this. I want to be able to fully and unapologetically tell people how I feel, which, right now is very hard for me to do.
I love this time because it is time that is set to specifically work on your relationship with God. Every day is a day to remember the sacrfices you made for Christ and then to also remember everything He has done for me. This time is very special to me because I think of this time as a time for my soul to cleanse. I know what my promises are to not only myself but also God in this time, and I am doing what I think is necessary for these goals to be completed. I love this time and planning on taking full advantage of it.