Lent

So I have some friends that give up things for Lent each year. Even though they are not catholic they like the idea of giving something up for a period of time and giving that time to Heavenly Father and prepare for Easter. For the last couple of years they have given up TV, games, and any other media items (movies, dvds, etc). I honestly don't think I could ever do that, but I liked the idea of giving something up for a period of time.

I have a few catholic friends and I discussed with them my ideas of what to give up and they agreed that it needed to be cold turkey and not just cutting it down for a while. One of my friends is giving up soda. Another is giving up Facebook. While I am already doing the first because I am back on Weight Watchers, I knew that Facebook would not be possible as most of my single's activites are announced on Facebook. So this year I am going to try this whole giving up something for lent. I decided that these two things will not only help me get back on my Weight Watchers program especially since I took a 4 month break (mentally, financially I was still paying . . .what a waste)




But I will also have another thing that I am giving up that will be like giving up Facebook or TV. I decided to give up Sweets and Games on my phone. While I am not some fanatical gamer, I do see a trend that I am spending too much time on my phone playing Words with Friends, Hanging with Friends, Angry Birds, Solitare, etc. So now every time I want to reatch for my phone to play some game I'll read some scriptures instead. As for the sugar part . . . it needs to happen to help me along my path to be the happy healthy person I want to be. I think this will help me in both endeavors to be closer to my Heavenly Father and prepare myself for this Easter season.