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Belle, in the Catholic tradition, you actually aren't supposed to skip out on your meds. If you're ill, you treat the illness. If you have a chronic illness, you don't stop treatment.
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OK, I may not give hatrack completely for lent, or AIM (especially since I just bought DeadAIM), but I am intending to cutback, and may infact give them both up for lent(or longer). So for now, happy lent to everyone who celbrates it, and see ya later to everyone. Posts: 2332 | Registered: Jul 2003
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No one suggested it, John. I wondered myself if that would be a way to solve the issue of wanting to fast for prayer vs. needing to eat with the meds.
I did ask my therapist about it, and she said my idea, of eating some bread or crackers and drinking something when I take the meds in the morning was fine. It's not about strict rules and regulations she reminded me, if I need to make a small adaption to make fasting work for me, then that is what I should do. So that takes care of that. Posts: 14428 | Registered: Aug 2001
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I've added coffee to my list, which shouldn't be too hard, since I've never gotten addicted (in fact, I seem to have caffiene insensitivity; I can have an expresso, straight, and fall asleep a half hour later with no problems.).
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For an added tidbit for the non-Lent knowledgeable:
The ash that is used on Ash Wednesday is usually the burnt palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday (you are supposed to keep them around all year, if possible, for this reason). It's all a big circle.
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Alas, I was not decadent enough the last few days. There is still one xnera-made truffle in my house and lent is upon us.
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So I took the boys to Chic-fil-A for family night. Sometimes they have a lady that makes baloon thingies, and sometimes they do face painting, but they always have 99 cent kid's meals (limit 2 per adult meal purchased).
Usually, Ron is with me and one of us gets the food while the other stands in line with boys to keep them out of trouble until it is their turn, but this week Ron was out of town. It was the 'balloon lady' who I have come to know fairly well recently. She's really cool.
Anyway, I get the food and here comes my eldest in a pirate suit made of balloons (tricorn ballon hat, balloon parrot, balloon cutlass with a belt to hold it in.
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Is it considered permissible to decide to start after Ash Wednesday? I have not actually had any alcohol, but is it considered... ok? Edit: I guess what I mean is does it still count as observing Lent even if my first couple of days were not done for that purpose, but I still gave something up for the entire time period?
Is it ok for someone of a denomination that does not really celebrate Lent to do so privately? It is just for myself and God I suppose, but I do not want to usurp a tradition of a denomination that would rather I not...
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As I sit here at my desk eating lunch, there is a box of Dunkin Donuts on the counter outside. I am the only one here right now as everyone else went out to lunch.
Could someone do something to distract God for about 2 minutes?
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quote:I'd imagine that it's easier to celebrate any tradition when everyone around you is also celebrating; ask a Mormon in Utah, for example.
Did you implicitly ask there? Well, I'll explicitly answer. I am a life-long Mormon, and I grew up in Texas and Oklahoma, but have been living in Utah for the last ten years, so I have dealt with both extremes. I didn't find it easier in either place. But I've talked with people who have felt both ways -- some find it easier to live their religion when they are a minority, some when they are a majority.
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Fasting is potentially dangerous, and should be practiced carefully. As I understand it, fasting helps one focus on prayers and meditation by teaching you to manage your bodily needs and lean on the spiritual. It can induce certain psychological states percieved as more conducive to connecting with the Divine. I think that it would be wisest to discuss the "how-to's" of fasting with one's physician and religious leader before embarking on it. It's not helping anyone if your religious practices end up weakening or killing you!
To all those giving up something in order to more deeply connect with their faiths - I salute you! I hope you find wisdom, peace, and blessing through your practice. Posts: 3141 | Registered: Apr 2000
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Whoa, Marek really hasn't posted since February 29th! Way to go Marek!
I actually bumped this because I am giving up sweets and chocolate on Monday. But not for a specified time period. I was thinking about it and I think the chocolate is the bigger problem than sweets generally. I will still be having fruit, but only with a balanced meal. Should be interesting. Also no "sugar free" chocolates. I've always objected to those on aesthetic grounds.
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How long is Lent? I think i should give up bad television altogether. But it's not that easy to do, even though I hate it.. I am weird.
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I'm Catholic and hate fish, too, but that's why God made pasta! Fettucini Alfredo has to be of divine origin.
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Well I failed miserably on the giving up AIM thing, and posted some, and lurked alot.
So in the end the only thing I actually managed to give up was shaveing, and when you are thin and have long hair, Easter is not the best time grow a beard (unless you like the jokes about haveing actually risen ). Still good work Mayday, you have far more will power than I. Ah, how I have missed these smilies.
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This is the first year I actually gave up something successfully for Lent: Hatrack My last post was February 24.
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PS. If you've been gone, check around and see what's new with Bob and Dana, as well as our Aussie Jatraqueros.
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Thanks all the welcomeing people, and hey, Nick had more will power than me too, guess a hatrack addiction can be contained, maybe next time I'll do better .
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((((Valentine014)))) thanks, and I haven't talked to you in forever, that should be fixed.
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