How do I fast to improve my personal prayer life?

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I’m not a “newcomer to the faith”. 71 years old. I AM new to this website, however.
 
One can also choose to Fast from social media (i.e.Facebook) or
one can Fast from a bad attitude!
 
Whatever way you decide to Fast (from sweets, from meat and meat-by-products, social media, etc.) you certainly should have a prayer component. Abstaining from social media allows more time to be in relationship with our Lord through prayer and also provides free time to be in relationship with other’s (spouse, friendship, etc.) If fasting from social media offering up the fast for those in purgatory for the misuse of the mass means of social communication. Also to pray for the good use of the many means of social communication.
 
Herculees said:
One can also choose to Fast from social media (i.e.Facebook) or
one can Fast from a bad attitude!
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I agree with the first, but see the second as something we should be doing anyway and a fast should give up something good.
 
It’s true that one can “fast” from anything one normally enjoys and offer it up, such as social media, TV, etc.

I personally don’t define “fast” as giving up something like a bad attitude or lack of forgiveness, etc. I just see those things as working on a fault. To me a “fast” suggests something that it’s normally okay for you to have but you choose to give up as a penance, not something you’re not supposed to have at all and need to give up permanently (like a fault, or cigarettes).
 
I love how simple this is with such a beautiful prayer, thank you for sharing this I will try it.
 
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