Lent

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  • sh0ck
    sh0ck Posts: 168 Member
    I have decided to give up drinking alcohol during the weekdays. Friday and Saturday are fine. Sun-Thurs are off limits though.
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    I have the mouth of a sailor, so I'm trying to clean it up during Lent. I'm not necessarily "giving up" cursing, but I am trying to refrain from cursing as much as possible. I did give up the f-bomb though. Such an ugly habit. :(
  • 123gash
    123gash Posts: 1
    Ive given up cheese, bread, butter, deserts, chocolate,sugar, added sugar, crisps and biscuits and I'm only drinking tea and water and doing one hour of exercise everyday x
  • eandrus
    eandrus Posts: 45 Member
    Two years ago I tried something new. I gave up giving something up for Lent. :) Instead, I decided to add in a habit/activity that was positive, figuring that by the end of Lent it would become a habit. I started reading a few Bible stories to my daughter each night. We've now made it through her children's Bible many times and she is much more familiar with the people and events in the Bible. It has been a wonderful experience for us that has continued long past the Lenten season.

    Great idea. From a FB Group: "As Lent begins, people talk about giving up various indulgences, some give up chocolate, others alcohol and the big thing this year is Facebook. Instead of giving something up, why not GIVE YOUR TIME instead (at least an hour a week). Volunteer at a soup kitchen, mentor an at-risk child, help out a non-profit, etc. Giving up something is a challenge, GIVING ONE'S TIME is a BIGGER CHALLENGE."
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