Must I give something up?

Now is the middle of the Lenten season and I am a terrible Catholic. Wait, that’s not at all true. Honestly, I would say I am a great Catholic – great especially because of the fact that it is harder to be a practicing Catholic in college, unless of course you’re going to a Catholic school. I don’t drink, I don’t swear (actually, I have had the occasional slip up when I stub my toe or bang my shin against some awkwardly placed object…but I’m not proud of it), I don’t have sex, I help others whenever I can, I attend mass every Sunday, and I am very involved in my college’s Catholic community (I am co-president!). Nevertheless, during every Lent, I begin to feel that “Catholic guilt.” I never know what to give up, and when I do give something up, it doesn’t last. There has only been one year in which I stayed strong for the entire 40 days – my freshman year. I decided that Facebook/Myspace was taking over my life, so I decided to give that up. It worked! Every other year I have tried giving up sweets, lowering my bread intake, etc. and I always fail. This year was the worst; I made another attempt at giving up sweets and I didn’t even last 24 hours! I got over it and decided to at least abide by the Friday rule of no meat (or chicken). I have been failing at this too! When lunchtime rolls around, I head to the cafeteria and get a chicken philly, a burger, a sandwich…I completely forget about it being a Friday. Well, forget no more! Last Friday I managed to stay away from meat and I plan on doing so again in a couple of days. Just because I didn’t give anything up for Lent and forget about meatless Fridays doesn’t mean I’m a bad Catholic…right?