Today is Ash Wednesday. You may see some people walking around with dirt on their forehead. Those are the ashes. Anyone can get ashes at church or wherever they are being distributed. I knew a priest who gave ashes at a subway entrance. You don’t have to believe anything about any deity or dogma. It is one of the few times that religion gives us something for nothing. So why bother with the ashes? It might be a good way to stop and in a tactile way, ask yourself how you are doing on becoming the best person you can be. What might be getting in the way? What change might you make in your life to bring about more joy, happiness and freedom of your spirit? If you then want to do the Lenten journey it would be like having forty meetings in forty days with yourself to check in on your growth goals, and maybe to meet with some others who are on the same path. OH, and don’t wear white shirt, blouse, or sweater in case the ashes fall down onto your nose and then your clothes. It happens even with the best of the ash-givers. Good day for dark colors.
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