OK, so tell me if this is silly or not:
I don’t have a lot of extra time. I wish I could get in the habit of going to the Y for a swim once during the weekdays, bringing my number of weekly swims to two. I also wish I could develop the habit of going with the kids to one daily Mass every week. Both of these seem like worthy, achievable goals. For many weeks now, I have been pretty sure I have the time to do one or the other.
But! I haven’t done either yet.
And the reason is: Because every time I say to myself, "Doggone it, I’m going to get to the Y this week," I feel guilty that I didn’t choose going to Mass, and somehow I don’t go. And every time I say to myself, "I’ll take the kids to Mass," I feel guilty that I didn’t choose to get some more exercise.
This is ridiculous. Surely one would be better than neither.
I’m picking one. I hope my fellow Cathbloggers aren’t scandalized, but it’s going to be the swimming. Two reasons. (1) It’s what Mark thinks I should choose, and I respect his opinion. (2) I think it’ll be the easier habit to stick with.
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