What did you give up for Lent? - Page 3

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@cater wrote:
Sam been trying to come to terms with the same issue you are for 26 years and I can't let it go.

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@cater

@sam96

I can certainly understand that.

cater and sam, I am so sorry this happened with your mothers.

Vickiv · ‎06-15-2015

sam96

You my dear are a wonderful person to take care of your mother and to try to forgive the ones in your family who have wronged your mother. It is better to try and forgive because you hold the anger in and they don't care or realize your feelings but you have to do it for yourself. It's hard but it will help you to heal. My heart goes out to you with the loss of your mother.

Marienkaefer2 · ‎03-09-2010

Nothing..I haven't done this for years. I was raised Catholic, but I don't particularly think that what you give up matters much in the grand scheme of things. (My view only.)

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.--Marcus Tullius Cicero

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

Deprivation.

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Keepin' it real.

sam96 · ‎05-05-2015

@cater wrote:
Sam been trying to come to terms with the same issue you are for 26 years and I can't let it go.

@cater If she hadn't been so young (early 60s), and so vulnerable due to illness, I might have been more forgiving. But family should not take advantage of loved ones at such a time!

Still, I figured for my own sake that I should try to let go of my anger, since as I said it's only hurting me at this point. A good Lenten resolution! I may forgive, but that doesn't mean I have to trust...😉

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Giving up something for Lent is not a requirement anymore, it hasn't been for many many years. It's voluntary. I didn't give anything up this year.

Deb1010yetagain · ‎12-09-2013

@esmerelda wrote:
Deprivation.

You little stinker! It took me a minute but I got it. lol

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

In years past, I gave up chocolate one year, wine another, candy, etc. I found that after a few days, it was no big deal. So, at 71, I am not giving up anything....life is too short. ( I'll do quiet acts of charity and offer them up instead. )

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill