Further Up and Further In

Photo credit: Tanner Olsen (@writtentospeak) "If I die at the hands of a perfect woman, then that's how I go", a real quote from a good friend. What makes my friend ready to die at the hand of perfection? What quality about it makes us do anything to attain it? We are constantly chasing perfection whether it's in our careers, parenting, schoolwork, relationships, or in the million daily tasks that make up the mosaic of our lives. This hunger for perfection consumes some of us, myself included (read more:  The Standard of Never Enough ). Yet, I dare to say that Lent is the "perfect" time for Coronavirus because we are in a season of lament, grief, and facing our mortality. I'm not saying that Coronavirus is a good thing or that I'm glad it's happening. Trust me, I'm starting to go crazy sheltering in place in my house and I'm an introvert, albeit a social one. But since Coronavirus has come, it seems fitting it's occurring now