Lent

the church that i grew up in did not celebrate lent. i have taken part of some services as an adult that celebrated . in one of the small groups that i got to last night we were focusing on lent and read some scriptures about our relationship with God and what we can do during this season to give more of one's self with this season which starts tomorrow on ash wednesday. i have thought of several things that i need to give more to God about these issues in my life such as food and vegging out in front of the television and needing and wanting to read and study more of the Bible...a side note i heard this years ago and it has stuck with me that the word bible stands for basic insructions before leaving earth. wow does that make one think! what do people think of that? o.k. back to what i want to give up for lent and so it keeps me coming back to three issues and one of them that i am going to work on is to give up ice cream....to have one night that i do not turn on the t.v. the reading the bible is something that i want to do but it is not giving up anything on that issue except if i think of it as time perhaps i can include that and it is a long time goal. it would be great if the things i mentioned that i could continue them even after lent.

i would really like to hear about people's experiences pro and con about lent. i would like to hear about people's experiences about growing up in that belief and such. if one does celebrate perhaps wrong word but does give up something for lent what is it and how did one come up with that belief and how did you decide it. i never knew until last night how fat friday before lent is so people can really party and drink and binge on food before lent.
i would really as i said here people's thoughts about this and even if one does not believe in God do you have times that you give up things choosing those things so to better your life?

one more thing that i got lots out of last night in reading a psalm and it was after david had an affair and how he comes back to God and how he believed in God to be able to share what was going on and knew even when God is not happy with out sins he is still loves us humans. i guess last evening has me thinking lots about God and giving up things and such...