How do you plan on observing Lent this year?

[Anonymous]

I’m giving up smoking and drinking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I declutter the house during Lent. I devote at least a half hour a day to decluttering and donating, usually more.

Several years ago, a friend introduced me to the plan to throw out 40 bags during Lent. Now a group of us embraces this plan every year.

I’m planning to focus here this year during Lent. I want to give things away, and commit to buying fewer unnecessary things. I turned 50 last year, I’ll be an empty nester later this year, and I feel like this is overdue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was taught to add something positive instead of taking away something negative.

I’m going to tell 1 person a day why I appreciate them.

Won't you run out of people pretty quickly?

No would you? 40 day - 40 people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I declutter the house during Lent. I devote at least a half hour a day to decluttering and donating, usually more.

Several years ago, a friend introduced me to the plan to throw out 40 bags during Lent. Now a group of us embraces this plan every year.

I’m planning to focus here this year during Lent. I want to give things away, and commit to buying fewer unnecessary things. I turned 50 last year, I’ll be an empty nester later this year, and I feel like this is overdue.

At least you're thinking about it. I'm dealing with love letters from my grand parents! things sure were different in those days (teens and 1920's)

[Anonymous]

Pray the rosary every day.

[Anonymous]

Working on being more patient towards others and myself.

[Anonymous]

Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

[Anonymous]

I try to reflect on what is keeping me from a closer relationship with God and a life with more gratitude. For me, I think it is my phone/doom scrolling. So for Lent, I'm trying to plug my phone in downstairs when I get home from work and not lay in bed/on the couch scrolling. Wish me luck! I hope you all have a fruitful Lent and emerge more connected to God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

Pp here. It was not a joke. I know I waste way too much much time in DCUM and often I get angry or upset about certain threads. I think I will be just fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I declutter the house during Lent. I devote at least a half hour a day to decluttering and donating, usually more.

Several years ago, a friend introduced me to the plan to throw out 40 bags during Lent. Now a group of us embraces this plan every year.

I’m planning to focus here this year during Lent. I want to give things away, and commit to buying fewer unnecessary things. I turned 50 last year, I’ll be an empty nester later this year, and I feel like this is overdue.

You're buying way too much stuff if you can throw that much out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

Pp here. It was not a joke. I know I waste way too much much time in DCUM and often I get angry or upset about certain threads. I think I will be just fine

Pp didn't say you were joking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

Pp here. It was not a joke. I know I waste way too much much time in DCUM and often I get angry or upset about certain threads. I think I will be just fine

You never have to come back here. It's voluntary, you know. You should give up DCUM for good, not just for Lent. Also, you never have to respond to threads that offend you

Plus - you can always come back on Sundays during Lent. Sundays don't count. I think it's because that's the Lord's day. You can binge on DCUM or anything else you gave up for Lent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

Pp here. It was not a joke. I know I waste way too much much time in DCUM and often I get angry or upset about certain threads. I think I will be just fine

You never have to come back here. It's voluntary, you know. You should give up DCUM for good, not just for Lent. Also, you never have to respond to threads that offend you

Plus - you can always come back on Sundays during Lent. Sundays don't count. I think it's because that's the Lord's day. You can binge on DCUM or anything else you gave up for Lent.

Didn't know about the Sunday exception!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, probably fasting from DCUM

Let us know how that goes. This isn't snark but for real.

Pp here. It was not a joke. I know I waste way too much much time in DCUM and often I get angry or upset about certain threads. I think I will be just fine

You never have to come back here. It's voluntary, you know. You should give up DCUM for good, not just for Lent. Also, you never have to respond to threads that offend you

Plus - you can always come back on Sundays during Lent. Sundays don't count. I think it's because that's the Lord's day. You can binge on DCUM or anything else you gave up for Lent.

Didn't know about the Sunday exception!

Just to be clear, it’s not an exception.

Lent is 40 days and 40 nights and Sunday is the day of rest.

If you count the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter and skip the Sundays, it’s 40 days.