Ash Wednesday

Lent begins today and runs until Holy Saturday.
I find such holidays intriguing.
What to sacrifice this lent season?
The timing of this Catholic ritual is particularly attractive, seeing how I have been desiring experiments with the potential to better self.
While I do believe people rarely are capable of achieving genuine change, it is the allure of discovery which entices me.
The ever-illusive hypnagogic state is within my grasp, adieu.

*edit
I noticed this while scouring the internet for others beliefs, feelings, and opinions regarding lent. This statement grabbed my attention because I have always accepted Lent to be a time of scarifice and self restraint, not so much as a time for initiating new habits; truly bettering self.

"There's also the option of taking something on, maybe developing a good habit of doing something you don't do now that just requires a little time every day: stretching in the morning, sending a "thinking of you" message to people you've been out of touch with, cleaning out that ___ you've been avoiding."

"You should give up something you'll miss: television, your morning mocha, porn, whatever. The purpose of Lenten sacrifice is to bring one closer to God by identifying with Christ's suffering on the Cross. The difficulty of caffeine withdrawl, frustration at missing the next month of Lost, etc. should bring to mind Jesus' sacrifice; out of that, one should engage in prayer and reflection on the meaning of that sacrifice, that He died for our sins..

The Christian purpose of Lent isn't self-improvement, but improvement of one's relationship with God: take the money intended for that coffee and donate it to charity; spend your scheduled TV-/porn-watching time in prayer and meditation. Sacrifice that money, that time, that pleasure, and in doing so, reflect."

Both interesting. Bettering one's self via self denial/restraint. I do enjoy such processes. 40 days of Lent begins.