What are you giving up for Lent 2019?

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I see the similarity, but it’s not the same. If you add the rosary permanently this Lent and then add another devotion next Lent and so on, eventually you’ll have to quit your job and stop taking care of your family because of the weight of all the extra devotions. Sometimes we can take on something extra for a short period of time, but not permanently. Like working doubletime. For a week or two you can do it, but eventually you’ll drop from exhaustion without a break.

But eliminating a bad habit is different. You can eliminate a bad habit every Lent and probably never run out of bad habits to eliminate.
 
I’m giving up bacon. I really LOVE bacon. 😄

There’s a certain…profane…word that I need to eliminate from my vocabulary, so I’ve committed to giving an extra dollar to my parish each time I use it during Lent. I have a vacation starting a couple of days after Divine Mercy Sunday, so I’m hoping the financial consequences will bolster my efforts to get the word out of my life.
 
The idea to get rid of the bad habit during Lent was to keep the bad habit away afterwards. Not to go back to it after Easter. It’s a good time to start giving up bad habits, one a year, and get rid of them all.
 
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