Energy Vacation -Lent towards a Reduced Ecological Footprint

This idea -having period of time when you aim to consume nothing or the barest minima of minima; "During your "vacation", turn off your thermostat, refrain from using any lights and use electricity only sparingly - i.e. to keep food from spoiling. No driving. No TV. And, yes not even any blogging or 24 hour news updates.". It looks like an idea to suggest for Lenten discipline say on Wednesdays and Fridays (the traditional fast days from of old).

The article helpfully adds: "The point is not so much to create rules and turn this into a game as to slow down and really understand what would disappear along with cheap energy, and why it's important to move toward a truly sustainable society."

And I add that we also can better appreciate something of the experience of millions in the world as well as our ancestors in the faith at the same time as training ourselves to move towards our fair share of planetary resources.