I always consider Lent a time to reassess my relationship with God. It is a time of new beginnings for me. It is a time when, as the Benedictines say "Always, we begin again." (However, with the Benedictine Rule, that is a saying that applies to every moment of life.)
Sometimes I feel that I am asking God to forgive me for the same things over and over again. Sometimes I even decide that I am going to give up and not even ask. I am sick of myself, and I figure that God must be sick of me too.
Reading this book, The Willpower Instinct, has helped me look at my unwanted ways in a new light. By understanding how and why my brain says and responds to the statements--"I will," "I won't," and "I want"--I am better able to see how I can control my temptations.
As I mentioned in my last post, listening to an audio book has presented me with a few challenges in itself. I realize that I am most definitely a visual learner. Listening is really a challenge to me!
At first, I tried to scribble down a few messy notes while listening and walking on the treadmill. I soon realized that why I was writing something down, I was missing what was being said next. My penmanship was also lacking. (It is hard to write when you are walking.)
I know that I am missing things by choosing to listen to the book in the audio format on the treadmill, but I know that I am not only exercising my body. I am exercising the audio portion of my brain, which needs some help. After I finish the book in the audio format, I plan to read it as well.
