What 'fasting' are you offering this Lenten season?
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
February 18, 2021 5:28pm CST
It's decluttering season once again.
The pandemia has forcibly incurred us losses in one form or another. That is why pondering about what mortification we could still muster is probably a difficult thing.
Yet, fasting is required of us.
Anything in your lifestyle that you could do away with?
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
19 Feb 21
I haven’t decided et, but I am cutting down time on Facebook, and other Social Media outlets, mainly I’m looking to actually declutter my house, and give things I don’t need to the needy...
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
21 Feb 21
@Michellekidwell Facebook has become a venue for envy and alienation. Well-off friends posted travels and non-stop dining that the little people felt deprived. Instead of becoming closer, many have become distant.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
That's a good plan. There would always be someone who needs a slack or a shirt.
Facebook is no longer exciting. Same stuff each day. If there's nothing important on the notifications or messenger, it's best to skip fb and better tend the garden.
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@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
19 Feb 21
@eileenleyva I have family and friends I keep in touch with there, but definitely don’t spend much time there...
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Feb 21
That is a good question.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
21 Feb 21
@Deepizzaguy Fish and chips is fine with me all through the duration of Lent.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Feb 21
@eileenleyva I am thinking meat or fried chicken.
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@maezee (41985)
• United States
19 Feb 21
I could really do with reduced technology....Fast food......fake sugar/sugar alternatives.....high fructose corn syrup.....diet sodas......caffeine... I don't celebrate/practice Lent though, but I do try to make goals for myself and challenge myself throughout the year. Oh, and decluttering is a good one!
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
That's a lot of cleaning to do. Lent is a good time to get rid of the addiction to carbonated drinks and caffeine.
@kaylachan (84878)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Feb 21
Not quite sure, but I never did even as a kid.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
You never mortified for self sanctification?
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@kaylachan (84878)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 21
No not really. I just learned to be happy with a lot of things.@eileenleyva
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
Yup. A little less of something we like very much during Lent. That is aside from abstinence from meat and fasting (1 full meal a day) on all Fridays of Lent. And Holy Week.
Plus, there must be acts of kindness towards neighbors in dire need.
Though the practice is already embedded on the faithful, Lent calls for more stringent measures.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
I'm trying to fast on Instagram and on Shopee. TRYING.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
Those two worlds I never ventured on.
Trying is lame. 'Do it' is effective.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
@almostoveryou Connie, you are so funny. Ha ha. I get the picture.
That is why the cover of my android is shredding. And my android has no storage any longer. Cannot be used as a camera. No messenger, too.
Thus I am a lady forever on a diet.
I choose the easy regimen.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
@eileenleyva it's easier to follow a diet and exercise regimen.
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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19 Feb 21
Aside from the usual fasting and abstinence on food and meat, I used to give up on something that I really, really want as a form of my own small self-sacrifice for the Lord.
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