My Lent Regret
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Have never given up anything for Lent but Easter Sunday is a perfect day for a Rolling Rock. 
Mate your beef was with tobacco being incense like in reverence…………..I think. Now you’re changing tact and throwing slights about being lazy, let’s not forget the true smoke reference in Lent, you know the one where the palm fronds are burnt and your forehead is anointed with the ash.
All I did was suggest that smoke regardless of it‘s source was holy, nothing more and I stand by that.
Amen. This is why I do a burn out every morning in the school carpark after dropping the kids off
Caveat: This does not include @Ahi Ka smoking his tyres, burning his rubbish, cooking a hāngī or walking with excess speed causing his jandals to smoke.
Long ago a Priest said lots of people give up stuff for Lent, but it’s better to do good works for Lent. Good advice I Garronte !
I'll give up chicken livers. I've always hated chicken livers anyway.
Oh dang that would be an Easter feast in my book!
Who is this “we” you speak of lol. If you’re going to sacrifice for Lent you need to really think out your decisions! Like why I live in Wisconsin and sacrifice meat on Fridays for Lent. I thought it through: no meat Fridays means delicious deep fried fish frys!
Ahhhhhhh..... the joys and sufferings of Lent .... and we're only half way through the second week. 
Thanks for all the fun comments. I love peanut butter and offered that up but she said that was not good enough. Next year I will tell her this decision is between myself and the Lord.
I gave up video games for new years (still going strong) and for lent I gave up liquor. I still haven't drank but I'm tempted to after a long day of teaching. Especially if I have this one kid in class who thinks everything needs to be recorded. I've also been volunteering at the local soup kitchen on Sundays as my good deed. Some homework doesn't get graded until Monday but it's worth it.
It's difficult to know how to discuss this in light of Matt. 6:16-18, but that was part of the wisdom of the Church in standardizing expectations rather than leaving things to a choose-your-own-adventure.
Edward Pusey said,
Although the Roman church, since Vatican II, has handled Lent in a way that invites a whose-dick-is-bigger contest, prior to that the received fasting tradition in the West was one full meal plus one half meal a day. As for abstinence from meat, it was all Fridays through the year (except those that fall between Christmas and Epiphany) and all Wednesdays in Lent.
Although abstinence from sweets, alcohol, and tobacco was not officially requested, these abstinences were nevertheless the norm as in keeping with the spirit of the fast.
(And you know that Sundays are always "off Lent" in the West, right?)
Some traditions, such as Continuing Anglicanism, retain the traditional Western fasting norms, and Western Rite Orthodoxy is even more rigorous (one and 1/4 meal rather than 1/2, and no meat six days a week, not just Wednesdays and Fridays).
One advantage to standardized norms is that there's no "So what are you giving up for Lent?"
Losing your appetite is one of the natural responses to compunction. We've all been there. And most of us should be there more as it aids repentance and prepares us to rejoice more fully in the free forgiveness secured by Easter.
I'd encourage you to do this together with a group of faithful men in your parish or other nearby parishes. Seek spiritual camaraderie with them. Folks from other backgrounds on a forum like this will not understand Lent (we struggle to understand it healthfully within the Church as it is!) and are not in a position to give you advice in keeping with your faith.
Good strength,
Scott
Edward Pusey said,
Although the Roman church, since Vatican II, has handled Lent in a way that invites a whose-dick-is-bigger contest, prior to that the received fasting tradition in the West was one full meal plus one half meal a day. As for abstinence from meat, it was all Fridays through the year (except those that fall between Christmas and Epiphany) and all Wednesdays in Lent.
Although abstinence from sweets, alcohol, and tobacco was not officially requested, these abstinences were nevertheless the norm as in keeping with the spirit of the fast.
(And you know that Sundays are always "off Lent" in the West, right?)
Some traditions, such as Continuing Anglicanism, retain the traditional Western fasting norms, and Western Rite Orthodoxy is even more rigorous (one and 1/4 meal rather than 1/2, and no meat six days a week, not just Wednesdays and Fridays).
One advantage to standardized norms is that there's no "So what are you giving up for Lent?"
Losing your appetite is one of the natural responses to compunction. We've all been there. And most of us should be there more as it aids repentance and prepares us to rejoice more fully in the free forgiveness secured by Easter.
I'd encourage you to do this together with a group of faithful men in your parish or other nearby parishes. Seek spiritual camaraderie with them. Folks from other backgrounds on a forum like this will not understand Lent (we struggle to understand it healthfully within the Church as it is!) and are not in a position to give you advice in keeping with your faith.
Good strength,
Scott
Oh is that we’re supposed to be doing? Can you just take my word for it that mine is smaller?
I keep buying Whiskey but I treat it like medicine and therefore I never remember to drink it.
(Apparently there are some health benefits to consuming alcohol in very small amounts.)
Being Presbyterian, I wouldn’t venture to give you any advice beyond what Scott said. Except maybe read your Bible
and pray with your wife regularly.
Folks not making this up. 2 years ago i did not drink whiskey and only on occasion a beer or wine or margarita. Then i watched this story (see link) and due to some cardio issues i decided to give it a try. I never drink more than 1.5 to 2.0 ounces (1 dram) after dinner. I have learned to appreciate a good scotch, bourbon, rye, or irish, etc. It is not filling and low carbs.
www.thrillist.com
109-Year-Old Woman Says Whiskey Is the Secret to Long Life - Thrillist
at least you're struggling. isn't that the whole point? I know a guy who gave up sweets, but finds every loophole possible. Fruit aren't sweets? Juice isn't sweets? Mints with fake sugar aren't sweets? Raisin bagels aren't sweets? And on some Sundays, they say it is admissible to partake in what you gave up. It's none of my business at all. This is a highly personal deal. But I do want to ask, "you aren't fooling yourself, are you?"
so to answer the question, it sounds like you gave up one of the right things. I didn't give up anything. I don't practice. But I think I understand the whole gist of this situation.
so to answer the question, it sounds like you gave up one of the right things. I didn't give up anything. I don't practice. But I think I understand the whole gist of this situation.