Among Friends

[SeaMaiden]

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@Travone wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

The idea of Lent is SACRIFICE.....not doing something that's "good for you".

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@Desertdi  sometime doing something that is good for you is a sacrifice. 

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My philosophy is life is short...eat desert first. If it makes someone feel good to deprive themselves of things in the name of religion...do it. I prefer not to. 

[SXMGirl]

My feeling is that most of us have given up a lot of things this year and it is time for a change.  Instead of giving something up for Lent, why not add something that will benefit someone else.  It could be to cook a nice dinner every night if you have family still at home or just for yourself.  Maybe walk your elderly neighbor's dog every day.  

For me, I am adding days to feed the feral colony at our local deli/post office, and I am adding sardines and mackeral, because the cats really like those extra treats.  I think this is better for me than giving up something that I do not really care about.

To me, it is all about interpretation.

[LindaSal]

@Travone  Stay well, hopefully we can chat in the spring

[DottieBlue]

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@SXMGirl wrote:

My feeling is that most of us have given up a lot of things this year and it is time for a change.  Instead of giving something up for Lent, why not add something that will benefit someone else.  It could be to cook a nice dinner every night if you have family still at home or just for yourself.  Maybe walk your elderly neighbor's dog every day.  

For me, I am adding days to feed the feral colony at our local deli/post office, and I am adding sardines and mackeral, because the cats really like those extra treats.  I think this is better for me than giving up something that I do not really care about.

To me, it is all about interpretation.

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Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "feral colony"?

[Lucky Charm]

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@DottieBlue wrote:

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@SXMGirl wrote:

My feeling is that most of us have given up a lot of things this year and it is time for a change.  Instead of giving something up for Lent, why not add something that will benefit someone else.  It could be to cook a nice dinner every night if you have family still at home or just for yourself.  Maybe walk your elderly neighbor's dog every day.  

For me, I am adding days to feed the feral colony at our local deli/post office, and I am adding sardines and mackeral, because the cats really like those extra treats.  I think this is better for me than giving up something that I do not really care about.

To me, it is all about interpretation.

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Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "feral colony"?

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@DottieBlue A feral colony is a group of *wild* cats.

[DottieBlue]

@Lucky Charm 

Thanks for the reply.

[insomniac2]

Desertdo, not going online IS a sacrifice. I love the suggestion..

I give myself this challenge: donate an item of clothing every day of Lent.

[jlkz]

Two years ago I decided to exercise with a CD (45 minutes) three times a week.  I used the same CD because it incorporated bands and no on-the-floor exercises.  

Long story short, when Lent was over so was my exercising.  I had grown to hate exercising.   Am slowly getting back to it !

This last year with all the pandemic and election issues, my temper needs to calm down.   That is my Lenten goal.

[SXMGirl]

@DottieBlue  Our feral colony is a little of a mixed bag and we are located on the edge of our local state park.  We have cats that have been there for more than 10-12 years, we have some that either wandered off from the state park camp ground or have been left behind, and, unfortunately, we have some that have been dumped there.  We have about 10 feeding stations.  We also have a family of raccoons that comes to eat.  

While we think of feral as wild, the cats get to know us, and they are not afraid of us, but it can be difficult for us to pet them and administer meds.  Luckily, they all have great appetites.  Additionally, the neighbors living on the edge of the park are very good about letting the cats sleep in their sheds and garages, even though we have insulated igloos with heat strips for the cats.  We have been lucky that those who are ill have let us take them to the vet, and some of them are easily adopted.  It just seems that the ones who have been there the longest are happy to stay in the shelter that we provide.

I know that I have told you more than you wanted to know.

[DottieBlue]

@SXMGirl 

What a wonderful, kind, person you are to take care of these critters.  

The world needs more people like you.

Stay well.