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02-25-2009, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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| Lent / Ash Wednesday [Permission to Post from Mod] So, today is Ash Wednesday. I'm just curious as to how many people observe it, who stuffed theirselves yesterday and what are you giving up? I decided to give up hot wings. (And no, I'm not Catholic....not that there's anything wrong with that.) You have to understand, I am so addicted to them and eat them 2 or 3 times a week. So the past week I ate them everytime I had the chance and of course now, knowing that I have to do without, I'm already craving them. Anybody else suffering with me for the next 40 days? Last edited by BamaFan121s; 02-25-2009 at 11:22 AM. |
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02-25-2009, 11:56 AM | #2 |
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| For years I observed Lent as a time to deprive myself of my favorite things for 40 days. I also grew up with the smell of neighbors and grandma cooking Paczki (punchki) for Fat Tuesday. For the past 19 years I have observed Lent as a time of personal renewal. A preparation of my body and soul for the coming year. I will focus on exercise, diet, meditation and supplying my body with the fuel it needs to be healthy. It can be anything from mindfull eating to flossing every day. It works for me.
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02-25-2009, 12:08 PM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Lol, I had to laugh about you giving up hot wings, it does sound like you are addicted to them, and those things contain so much fat. What is it about them you like? If it's the sauce there is a lot of evidence to show that hot sauces can be good for you and speed up the metabolism. Perhaps, adapting the sauce to another recipe might feed your body, and keep your soul pure too. At my age, I've already given up everything, except chocolate.
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02-25-2009, 12:45 PM | #4 |
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| We are Catholic and for as long as I can remember we have observed Lent. Last night we went out for supper and ate WAY too much (for the first year I udnerstand the meaning of Fat Tuesday). I have decided this year to do two things- I am giving up all candy/chocolate, pop and fast food, but I am also going to start exercising. I was supposed to start tonight on the tredmill and tomorrow at the pool but I've hurt my back and go to the chiropractor again on Friday so I think i might hold off to not make things worse- however, today is day one without my cadbury eggs ' Sidenote- If you count 40 days from Ash Wednesday to EAster Sunday- there are too many days- if you count and DON"T include Sundays- there are 40 days- some people take Sunday's off and eat wahtever it is they gave up. |
02-25-2009, 01:01 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | I'm giving up religious threads. j/k Wanna hear a funny story about Ash Wednesday? When my girlfriend was in 12-13 years old...she and her friends thought Father Hughes was a "hottie"...they all had crushes on him. He was the priest who placed ashes on your forehead during Ash Wednesday mass....she and her friends...would get their foreheads marked...and go back in get in line AGAIN. I laughed my butt off over that story...and wondered what Father Hughes thought. LOL
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02-25-2009, 01:07 PM | #6 | |
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02-25-2009, 01:13 PM | #7 | |
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She said Father Hughes would just smile and mark them again.
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02-25-2009, 01:19 PM | #8 |
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| I observe the day and will go later to mass and get ashes. I am choosing to read a book with my son - The heart of God, if we finish that we will pick a book in the bible and read it. I haven't decided what to give up yet, it should be chocolate, since I am addicted to nutty fudge brownies, reeses pb cups, ooohh, boy, I know I could not go 40 days without chocolate, I could try ...
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02-25-2009, 01:30 PM | #9 |
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| Yet another religious rite/custom/tradition that confuses me. If people are going to give up a vice for 40 days... then why not make it a permanent lifestyle change? Vices are bad or immoral or; some sort of sin or wickedness or corruption. In addition to giving up a favourite food, like hot wings (lol), what else are you doing to honour lent and it's traditions? Are you volunteering your time somewhere for a good cause? Are you going to church so that you can be closer to god? Giving up something you love or indulge in is a good thing - especially if it is bad for one's health. Maybe, though, one should look at the benefits of sacrificing that one thing they've chosen for lent and extend it outside of the rite, and apply it to the rest of their lives. Lent isn't really lent if you're not practicing it as it is supposed to be practiced. Giving up a food is just a diet. Going to church is just going to church and volunteering your time or donating your money is just being generous. All these things together create the religious tradition that is lent; they're not individual options to be chosen at one's discretion and then called lent. I understand this topic of discussion was permitted to be posted by the mods; exempt from the http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...s-threads.html but I believe that since not all of us are going to believe the same things when it comes to religion and since religious topics ARE a hotbed of opinions that these topics should remain banned from the boards.
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02-25-2009, 01:31 PM | #10 |
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| Lent is a huge deal in South Texas and I always enjoy it! We have tons and tons of yummy fish/shrimp/oyster frys on fridays! Every catholic church around has cool activities going all during Lent. I'm not catholic but I am a pescaterian and eat all the seafood I can stand during Lent! It seems like 90% of our population is catholic, including my bf and his family, so everyone is always complaining about giving up something!
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02-25-2009, 01:41 PM | #11 | |
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02-25-2009, 01:45 PM | #13 | |
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You don't sound confused at all, and I think you understand Lent better than the general public. Just as with those who believe in ''enlightenment", it's a journey not a destination. For children, I think Lent is meant to teach them to give up something they enjoy, as we journey further in our spiritual progress, it's about making sacrifices, and what those sacrifices teach us. For everything we give up, we are gaining much more in knowledge or spiritual enlightenment. For some, it may be just treating our bodies a little better, for others, it may be treating our spirit better. I see it as many different levels, and we are all on our own paths, and one path isn't necessarily better than another, just different.
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02-25-2009, 01:46 PM | #14 | |
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02-25-2009, 01:52 PM | #15 | |
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I should have known better! I started it because I thought it would be fun, not because I needed a lecture on the blackness of my soul or the correct way to dedicate myself to practicing my religion or that hot wings are a immoral sin! My apologies for starting this thread to begin with. Please lock it. | |
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