I’ve been the worst at communicating —

But this past year, I’ve found a lot of meaning and value in some of the Catholic traditions.

I was scrolling through the thinkpieces that populate my Facebook feed, feeling some certain way about my continued estrangement w so many people in my old life over my wedding, when I saw that today is the first day of Lent.

It seems the perfect time for a ritual of purification and continued reflection.

I don’t really know anyone else who might appreciate the beauties of a spiritual life. I might even be leaning into calling it a religious one, despite my fears over the ways that term has burned me before.

I hope you continue shedding all the things in your life that keep you down, and though I’m lost in the chaos of full-time work and grad school now, I miss and think about you often ❤️

Happy first day of Lent, Amelia!

TK