What are you giving up for Lent??

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I am not catholic and I have never observed Lent. But today at work we were discussing it and the guy I work with is giving up cigarettes (really he decided to stop smoking the day after Super Bowl) and I decided that I am going to give up cigars, whiskey, and peas.
I just hope I can make it!
 

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Originally Posted by squirtle

I am not catholic and I have never observed Lent. But today at work we were discussing it and the guy I work with is giving up cigarettes (really he decided to stop smoking the day after Super Bowl) and I decided that I am going to give up cigars, whiskey, and peas.
I just hope I can make it!
Did you say............................peas?????????????
 

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Originally Posted by squirtle


Peas the vegetable....

I HATE peas!
Aren't you supposed to give up something you enjoy? I understand peas as a vegatable, it just struck me funny when you were listing tobacco and alcohol then......"peas."
 

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Originally Posted by rapunzel47

As Ashley says, certainly Catholic, but not only Catholic. I do observe this (Anglican) but I find it useful not to think of it as plain denial of something, but rather self-discipline -- which can include denial, of course, but doesn't necessarily. It's a lot of years since I stopped giving up some favourite treat -- that being the usual sort of thing -- and began using this as a way of being intentional about changing some habit, behaviour, attitude that I'm not happy about in myself.

My husband, who is actually somewhere between agnostic and atheist, but sings in our church choir (where we met 30 years ago), used to joke that he was giving up Lent for Lent. It was soon pointed out to him that if he did that he would have to give up all the scrummy music we get to sing!
He gave up THAT idea in a hurry.


Seriously, though, I've found it can be a very positive experience.
I've tried to do this very thing for the past several Lenten Seasons. One year I made a vow to really love my neighbor. To be completely non-judgemental and accepting. It changed my life.

Last year I wanted to personally let someone in my life know how special they were. We take the people in our lives for granted more than we know. I didn't do such a great job with that one.

I've always threatened to give up singing in the church choir for Lent. The music is usually soooooooooo somber. We're doing selections from Handel's Messiah this season. I think that man must have been paid by the note. I'm exhausted after every rehersal.
 

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Originally Posted by dawnofsierra

I am not Catholic, but each year I like to give up something to honor Lent. This year, my goal is to give up worrying. Although I realize it does no good whatsoever but to cause stress, I am a chronic worrier, and it's something I need to work on. So, if any of you guys hear me worrying the next 40 days, do remind me of this!
Don't worry about it...we will.
Stephanie, how can a nurse give up worrying???
 
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i usually end up forgetting and eat meat on fridays. That's ususally b/c I'm starving!! But that's kinda the point right?? haha
I hate fish and any other kind of sea-food So I'm SOL, is it me for did it come early this year??
 

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Originally Posted by ccoccocats

Aren't you supposed to give up something you enjoy? I understand peas as a vegatable, it just struck me funny when you were listing tobacco and alcohol then......"peas."
I hate the cigars and whiskey also! It was meant as a joke
 

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Originally Posted by eburgess

... is it me for did it come early this year??
You're right! It is early -- pretty much as early as it gets. But look at it this way -- it'll all be over that much sooner
 
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