My repentance for Lent

I have decided on my repentance for Lent. I'm going to give up saying negative things about people. Jesus wants us to follow John 13:34 -- to love one another.

I often fail in loving my neighbor -- if someone lets me down, they go on my "negative" list until they do something to make up for it. This practice is not working for me. . .I'm unkind to many people and making myself miserable. It has to end.

It's time to give up this self-defeating style of thinking and live life the way that Jesus wants me to experience it. Happy Ash Wednesday!