The Two Things I’m Giving Up for Lent, And Why It Scares Me
In Christian traditions, Lent is a 40-day season of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. I view Lent as an intentional season of reflection, refinement, and return; it's an invitation to strip away what no longer serves and draw nearer to God. A time to pause and ask: What is keeping me from fully embodying the woman God made me to be? And can I let whatever that is go?
A well-known aspect of Lent is fasting. Often, people associate this with food, but that’s not the kind of fasting I practice anymore. (Incidentally, I don’t think food fasting is always the best choice for women—hormonally, we’re not really wired for it.) Instead, I see fasting as the practice of releasing anything that stands in the way of Christ-likeness or oneness with God.