I got my ash to church

Ash Wednesday. Blessed palms from last year burned for ashes for this Holy season.  Also a time of fasting and repentance.

While reading about today's holiday and considering implications, I wondered what it would be like if we were to do something similar. What if we took last year's issues, bad memories and sadness, wrote them down and burned them to ash? Refocus the question. Could we even remember last year's hurt feelings that we caused? Are we feeling the lingering pain of betrayal as we in the role of betrayer?

I like opportunities to review myself and my behaviors even though it's not always enjoyable.
I am still a work in progress. I hope to always be, for that means I will not have given up.

Blessed Ash Wednesday to all believers.