Well, here we are half-way thru the Christian Lenten Season. If you have given up something for the 46-day-season, how are you doing? I find it very tough but I am hanging in there. Just 23 more days to go.

I gave up dating females. It's going great!! wink

A friend of mine and I give up swearing each year. It's the hardest thing I could do ... much harder than giving up something like chocolate or soda. You have to think about every thing that you say before you say it (always a good policy, but sometimes that's not as easily practiced as one might like). And it's such a reflex ... everything from the cabbie who almost ran you over to my heinous office mate who is obnoxiously YELLING at the top of his lungs on the phone right this very second can cause a curse to bubble up.

The first week is the toughest, but after that, you get better at it. But I ususally celebrate Easter by calling my friend and cursing a blue streak ... heh heh. Still, I usually have a back up, like giving up candy or whatever just to be safe ... but I only did the swearing this year.

I really appreciate the symbolism of Lent and how it reminds you about what sacrifice truly is. Something as petty as candy or swearing or soda out of your life for forty days can seem like an eternal misery and then to think about the ultimate sacrifice that Lent represents, well, it puts things in perspective.

[ March 04, 2005, 08:56 AM: Message edited by: Gaga4Gaby ]

Just like in SERIAL MOM!

"You m-f, you c-s-ker, you b*tch, you filthy wh*re!"

I gave up caffeine. It is killing me.

I never saw Serial Mom. I may have to schedule an Easter viewing!!

One of my all time favorite movies! You'll love it!!

Believe it or not, I give up liquor every year. It makes for one helluva Easter brunch!

Lately, I've been giving up sex for lent without exerting any effort at all.

Now THAT explains why you went off on St.PeteGator the other day. wink

Dear Babe,

Giving up coffee and replacing it with morning appletinis should not really count.

Thanks

Official Lenten Council.

The eagles gave up winning Super Bowls.
Oh, wait, that's never happened.
Carry on.

Dear PF,

My Father created apples. It is an affront to Him to refuse to enjoy His bounty.

Hugs,

Jesus

Dear Jesus,

Keep Eve away from that apple.

Love,
God

when is jerry jones going to give up losing? he's stuck to his sacrifice for many years now...

That or to reduce the illegals hopping the fance..

tally ho

What's a "fance?"

tally ho

What my friend from TN calls a fence.

I gave up giving up things for Lent. It went so well I've been doing it for more than 25 years. wink

Gave up coffee completely and down to only 2 Diet Cokes per day... the first couple of days were a b*tch, but after that it got a lot better.