What Are You Giving Up For Lent??

[-SharonA-]

It is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. What will you be giving up??

I myself am not a Catholic.

[woofgang]

nothing.

[andy-hughes]

I thought about giving up smoking and drinking ... and since I don't smoke or drink, that will do nicely!!

[EDDIE51]

Champagne and caviare

[ummmm]

Nothing.

I'm a catholic, well, used to be, and only once in my life have I managed to see it through.

It was forced on us. One year I gave up biting my nails because I had to give up something and I wasn't giving up sweets..!!!

[MargoTester]

Sharon it's not just Catholics who give up things for Lent.
Andy as a self confessed atheist why would you think of giving anything up

[ummmm]

Margo...lol...I think he might be joking.

Giving up something he doesn't do might be the clue.

[jno]

atheists can give things up. It's no bad thing to be able to demonstrate that in control of your own life, you're not a slave to habit nor addicted to anything.

[Arksided]

My new years resolutions.

[ummmm]

It's so cruel that the Catholic church didn't take into consideration that Paddy's day is in lent!

[-SharonA-]

I thought it was a Catholic thing!!!

[scorpiojo]

Lol @ Arks

[maggiebee]

At church on Sunday our minister suggested that rather than giving up anything, perhaps we could all give something. A wee prayer for family/friends, a few coppers in a collecting can, a bunch of flowers to a friend etc etc. Sounded sensible to me so I have said a wee prayer today for all my friends/family including my "on-line" ones.

[MargoTester]

Sharon, C of E do as well, not certain about other Churches though

[andy-hughes]

Margo - as ummm said - //Margo...lol...I think he might be joking.

Giving up something he doesn't do might be the clue. //

I was.

It is.

[Madame-X]

Someone I used to work with - a catholic - gives up chocolate and wine for Lent, and every year she lost half a stone!

[RATTER15]

I will give up shaving, does that count?

[gness]

Same as Ratter......☺

[douglas9401]

Leaning and lending.

[Goofy]

Church of Scotland doesn't acknowledge Lent (hoorah for us!).

[-SharonA-]

Ratter, I don't know what kind of things are acceptable, but it is reminiscent of dry January and Movember without the money bit!!