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I decided to give up taking a shower for forty days :emot-highfive:

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Well I use chocolate as a comfort food - I have it everyday sometime twice (good thing I'm a serious skier, and I go to the gym or I would be overweight). So "giving up" chocolate for 40 days forces me to find someother comfort for a bad or stressful day - a lot of little things cause me a lot of stress (I have a stress disorder). So rather than using chocolate to 'feel better' I have to direct my need for comfort somewhere else. And who better to direct that need to than God, I believe that by 'giving up' chocolate for 40 days will help me to learn to turn to Him when things aren't going so well, which is what I should be doing. Anyways that's my reasoning for giving up something that may seem quite minor to others.

oh and eric pleeeeease don't give up taking a shower for 40 days...you may find that people around will start carrying around buckets of soap and water :24::P.


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The only thing I know about Lent is that I lent my umbrella to someone last week and I haven't got it back yet!

P.S. Which disciple ever practiced "Lent"? When & where did our Lord?

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I'm giving up liver and catfish and raw oysters for Lent. :P

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The only thing I know about Lent is that I lent my umbrella to someone last week and I haven't got it back yet!

P.S. Which disciple ever practiced "Lent"? When & where did our Lord?

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*sigh* I know I've explained this whole thing before.

Jesus fasted.

The disciples fasted.

Lent is fasting but always done from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, not including Sundays. It doesn't mean we don't fast other times, it's just a time when it happens. There is also a focus on almsgiving, giving of oneself in general, and in remembering the ultimate Sacrifice. It is in preparation for Easter.

I fail to see how this is a bad thing.


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Lent is fasting but always done from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, not including Sundays. It doesn't mean we don't fast other times, it's just a time when it happens. There is also a focus on almsgiving, giving of oneself in general, and in remembering the ultimate Sacrifice. It is in preparation for Easter.

So Iryssa (forgive me I don't have Christian parents to ask) but you can break your fast on Sundays? So I can have chocolate on Sundays only? :24: Thanks for you help :P .


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Lent is fasting but always done from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, not including Sundays. It doesn't mean we don't fast other times, it's just a time when it happens. There is also a focus on almsgiving, giving of oneself in general, and in remembering the ultimate Sacrifice. It is in preparation for Easter.

So Iryssa (forgive me I don't have Christian parents to ask) but you can break your fast on Sundays? So I can have chocolate on Sundays only? :24: Thanks for you help :P .

Yup, sure can!


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I'm giving up coffee...I am 2 days late also and this is my first time observing Lent. I had the most awful headache today...I didn't realize how addicted I was to coffee. :P


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I'm giving up coffee...I am 2 days late also and this is my first time observing Lent. I had the most awful headache today...I didn't realize how addicted I was to coffee. :P

One of my friends said the exact same thing. Stick it out! It's worth it!


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I'm giving up coffee...I am 2 days late also and this is my first time observing Lent. I had the most awful headache today...I didn't realize how addicted I was to coffee. :P

Hey maybe THAT'S why I had a headache all day..... meh it's for a good reason so I'm not going to give in :24:

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