"Love Idols" ~

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"It is only by selection,

 by elimination,

 by emphasis

 that we get

 at the real

 meaning 

of things."

 Georgia O'Keeffe

*  *  *
on
Ash Wednesday
March 5, 2014
we begin the journey
 through
the
 Lenten season
it is frequently considered
a time of self-denial, a giving up of extras
perhaps it can also be a time of
letting go of those mindsets that
hinder rather than help
*  *  *
Jennifer Dukes Lee
refers to them as
"Love Idols"
and you can read more
about them
here
I'm glad I did
*  *  *
her book entitled
"Love Idol"
releases on April 1

A Beginning ~

“Lent is the time for trimming the soul

 and scrapping the sludge off a life turned slipshod.

 Lent is about taking stock of time, even religious time.

 Lent is about exercising the control that

 enables us to say no to ourselves 

so that when life turns hard of its own accord

 we have the stamina to yes

 to its twists and turns with faith and hope

Lent is the time to make new efforts

 to be what we say

 we want to be.”

The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages

Sister Joan Chittister

*  *  *

Ash Wednesday

the beginning of the journey

 

 

Ash Wednesday ~

"Lent is the time for trimming the soul and scraping

the sludge off a life turned slipshod.

Lent is about taking stock of time, even religious time.

Lent is about exercising the control that enables us

to say no to ourselves

so that when life turns hard of its own accord

we have the stamina to say yes to its twists and turns

with faith and hope….

Lent is the time to make new efforts to be

what we say

we want to be.”

Joan Chittister, OSB
from

The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages

~ ~ ~

Ash Wednesday

Lent

photo collaboration with JBJ