February 6, 2008
What to Give Up?
Written by Shana in Jaunty Post
The other day Ultimate Sportsfan asked me what I was going to give up for Lent. I hadn’t really thought much about it yet, but I figured that with today being ash Wednesday, some of you might be in the same boat I am.
What to give up?
It would be easy for me to give up something like meat or smoking or swearing. It would be super hard to give up chocolate or sugar or surfing the Internet. Isn’t there a middle ground?
While eating some chocolate chip cookies (i.e. chocolate and sugar, see above) I started looking around on the Internet (i.e. surfing the internet, see above) to find out what other people were giving up. One idea I liked was the idea of taking something on. Instead of giving something up, you add something good to your life–like volunteering at a soup kitchen or an animal shelter.
USF suggested I give up whining and complaining, so I told him he should give up telling me what to give up!
In the end, I think I might give up criticizing other people. I can be really critical, especially when someone else gets me started. I think it might be useful to keep my mouth shut and say nothing if I have nothing nice to say for 40 days.
So what are you giving up? Or maybe you’ve given up giving things up?
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Margo Maguire Says:
It’s true - you have to give up something you *really* like. Or start doing something that’s really a challenge. Choosing something easy is not the point!
And no - I haven’t thought of just the right thing for myself yet.
Alice Audrey Says:
I don’t do Lent, but I’m trying to give up almost everything you have pictured here. I’m sitting here with a bowl of soup on my desk and now I’m hungry again. Gee thanks.
Robyn DeHart Says:
This is our first Lent since moving to an Anglican church so I’ve decided to give up cokes. It’s a habit I’ve been trying to get rid of for a while now and while I’ve gotten better, I still have them more often than I’d like. I’m already wanting one.
Shana Says:
Sorry, Alice!
Isabel Says:
I’m not sure, yet.
Years ago I gave up Cokes too, Robyn. A couple of years ago I gave up chocolate.
I do like the idea of taking something on, Shane, I’ll see what I can come up with.
Mary M Says:
I’m giving up procrastination and indecisiveness—two of my worst vices. One year, I was going to give up wine but my boyfriend at the time told me since it’s part of the altar sacrament, it wouldn’t be right.