giving up and letting go can be fun:.

In a few days the season of lent will start.
everyone should not need an explanation of this event,
especially as i am too lazy to explain the magnitude of it at such an early time in the morning:.

moving on:.
This Lenten season finidng something to give up was slow going at first, but i think i have made some decent choices so far
(this morning i got a little help from a friend on what else i should give up)

~Talking Fast:.
I talk too much sometimes, to the extent that my words come out of my mouth before i have time to think about what i am saying. The point of this is to create an atmosphere where i listen more. talking for 40 days flat is hard and would be inconvenient, the fast is based on the idea that i would cut down a lot of useless chatter on my part if i hesitated to talk in general, unless i have been addressed directly. Going to only talk if spoken too first. (this is really going to be a hard one, i have over 16 years inherent in me where i love to talk, to anyone, anywhere)

~Flirting Fast:.
another hard one, because flirting is not only inherant its also subconcious. The point of this is to try to move away from the needs and desires of being in a relationship. To learn to be patient and faithful and wait for my time:.
It's hard because to any degree what may be flirting with others may not be flirting with me and vice versa. To make this work, i ahve to understand at a deeper level, my connections during this lenten season will be purely platonic without any ulterior motives. This is hard...hitting on girls is almost automatic...

no one said fasting would be easy
those are the two main ones that i would be working on
you guys can tell me how crazy i am later...
after lent has gone and past us by, but as for now let me just try

other subfasting themes:.

~Getting to bed on time/curfew
At this point i would like to thank my friend dominique for this idea. I asked her what she's giving up for lent and she said that she would try to stop talking on the phone past 1030:.
That was a really good idea...as for me i would follow in suit (especially since staying up all night on the phone is not really healthy.
Also concurrently with this fast, i have noticed that lately on the weekends that i have been coming home past the hour of 3 lately. i need to change in respond to that. i have to realize that i can't stay out all night and that i worry my family. For this 40 hour period i would have to control that. The phone fast would be an interesting subtheme to add on my flirting fast...
at any rate no phone past 1030 is good, Sleep by 11, and curfew by 1...

~Less Aol, more hw
Speaks volumes for itself no? well at least more hw, but it can be anything else as well...
in practicality, waste less time, and be more productive:.

~Pray on a daily basis
With the prior said, i would have time opened up in my busy schedule to pray:.
the demographics have stated that:
praying at night is the worst time to pray physically...you'll end up falling asleep, or you may forget to do it
praying in the morning is the BEST time to pray:. thank the Lord for giving you another day. it will be a good practice and help concentrate focus for the rest of the day through meditation
I will also try this rosary which now that i have tried it, doesnt seem quite as hampering as it did when i was still a young child.

Well thats all my lenten season in a nutshell...
it's good to pick hard themes...
it gives you something to strive for

and anything is possible during this season...
the harder the fast
the harder the prayer should be:.