Lenten Season

Tomorrow is the beginning of the Lenten season. A time that many Christians use as a period of sacrifice and somber reflection on faith.

I believe that when God created humans, he created them with an empty spot in their soul. That empty spot, devoid of the noise of everyday life, is the quiet place where we have our relationship with God. However, he also gave us free will, the ability to place anything in the spot that we choose.

As a result, many of us try to fill that spot with food, booze, drugs, sex, control, pornography, the internet, TV, politics, popularity, cigarettes, work, etc. The list goes on and on and on....

What many of us eventually find is the buzz from our elixir is often short lived and really does not satisfy long term; it takes more and more and more to get that ever precious feeling of security. Some times we just try to keep the place noisy so we never have to deal with the solitude. Many never learn the lesson and die in their attempts to fill the space, ie Anna Nicole Smith, Kurt Cobain, et al.

So as we enter the Season, I would encourage all of us to sacrifice some of those things we use to fill the "hole in our souls". For me, that would be beer and pizza.

Even if you are a non-believer, I would ask you to try it. What could it hurt? Many health professionals would tell you that it takes a month to a month in a half to give up a bad habit and replace it with a good one. Once you empty that space out and eliminate the noise from day to day life, I think you'll be surprised at what fills the vacuum your life. And maybe you'll lose a few pounds.

God Bless