Lent. Gave it up back when I was a kid.

Okay, how about this:

One year, I gave up religion for Lent. When Easter rolled around I had forgotten all about it and never went back.

Life has been better ever since then.

I still do every year. I love the idea of changing habits as you get ready for spring.

It's really a pagan practice anyway. To get ready for Easter. (Estrus.)

(plastic wrap, ziploc baggies, etc.). I've been meaning to do it, anyway, and Lent provides a good excuse, even though I haven't been a practicing Catholic for ages.

I do believe that Lent is useful in learning to cultivate the habit of sacrifice, either for your own health or for the greater good.

I have been looking for ways to reduce my carbon footprint lately. There are lots of little things changes that I can make.

habit completely, because everyone uses those plastic dishes now. I found a place that uses cardboard containers, so I go there a lot. I'm starting to get used to it now, but it really takes some doing and for me I had to change some pretty strong habits.

And haven't observed Lent since I was a kid in a catholic grade school.

If the lent fibers are long enough, the answer is yes.

I gave up peas one year. I hate peas.

and maybe accept that celibacy is not part of Jesus's teachings?

I know change is hard, but after around 2,000 years, jeez!

Needed to get back in the groove of working out so 6 weeks ago I started. I haven’t had bread since Saturday. Only two French fries this year. Circus = nonsensical stuff like booze and chips and such. I still have two littles chocolates everyday at work.

Lost 10 lbs as of my last weigh in on Friday but I look and feel completely different. Running (2 miles this morning), swim/lift days, 100 sit-ups a day. Was looking into one more marathon in November right before lunch. We’ll see.

better life decisions when the opportunity arises.

I grew up in a nonreligious household. Lent is another chance to try my new years resolution.

and immature, as well as insight into my ridiculousness, but I make sure to eat meat every Friday during lent. I also say, "I'm giving up heroin for lent." I don't do heroin and never have.

I know someone who loves brussel sprouts. It is her favorite food.

But can I claim I'm so devout that I give them up all year, not just for Lent?

I've given them up for life...

not very long this year. Patrick is a great saint to have a day during lent!

She would completely give up any chocolate every year for lent. However she said that everyone could cheat on St Patricks Day. You could have as much as you wanted. Since I grew up with atheist parents, I thought that was an official rule. I didn't know that she just made it up.

I gave up alcohol one year. I didn't really drink much so it was pretty easy. I realized that I didn't really like alcohol so I never went back. Now, I only have one or two cocktails a year.

And if it's Lent, when does it get given back?
Wolf

Ooopps!

So I missed the start of Lent. I think I will give up Trump for Lent. And for every other day of the year. And when this year is over, I will give him up for the next year, and God forbid, if he's still around, he will be on a perpetual ignore list.

Not just for lent but for life.

Can't wait till lent is over and done.

Oops! Dang it.