I sat down at the computer just now to write a blog entry because I hadn't written one since Sunday, and realized there wasn't anything exciting to write about just now. When I ran the dishwasher this morning there were a good bunch of plastic storage containers in it, but that still doesn't translate into visible evidence of stored food consumption yet. At least not in any dramatic way. I still have a bit of milk, I still have butter and eggs. There are no shortages of anything to report, just continued awareness of limited resources which must still be used or else be wasted.
But that's the way discipline is at times. Most of the time, probably. And I think it's that lack of drama once the "new" has worn off that makes it so difficult. It doesn't matter whether the discipline is using the food that's in the house, exercising, staying away from junk food, or reading good books, once it becomes routine, there's nothing much to say about it. The very fact that it has become routine means that you've achieved what you set out to achieve, but that doesn't make it any more exciting. It just is. Nothing more needs to be said.
Which is where my Lenten discipline is right now. Something that I am aware of regularly, if not daily. Something that I believe will ultimately make my life better. Something that right now is just routine. Thanks be to God.
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