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Lent has just started, and therefore we are all excited. Well, if you are a bit of a Catholic nerd like I am, you are all excited. I love the ebb and flow of the liturgical seasons, and how it gently coaxes me to turn my mind to the spiritual realm. It also causes me to regularly look at my interior life and evaluate how it is going. Could I be doing better? Almost certainly, yes!
As a bookworm, Lent and Advent both inevitably result in me pulling out a spiritual reading plan to recharge my faith life, and to purchase new books. Spiritual reading is a worthy endeavor during these times of increased vigilance within our spirituality, to be sure. It can, of course, also be a time of overreaching and causing ourselves to feel overwhelmed with the original commitment we made. I have five strategies that help me to manage my overeager plans for reading as Lent begins, and perhaps they will help you too!
Copyright 2019 Tiffany Walsh
- Set a manageable goal
- Don’t despair if your progress is slow, press on!
- Set aside daily time to read, even if it’s only 10 minutes
- Reassure yourself that it is absolutely fine if you do not complete your list!
- Allow Holy Week to be a completely different focus
Copyright 2019 Tiffany Walsh
About the Author
Tiffany Walsh
Tiffany Walsh is a wife and mother, a native western New Yorker, and a college librarian. She is a cradle Catholic who rekindled her childhood faith as a graduate student via her love of books, and is the author of Exploring the Catholic Classics, part of the Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women series. She enjoys writing about faith, crafting, dance, fitness and wellness. Visit her blog at Life of a Catholic Librarian.
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