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What will I give up for Lent?

 Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday and to be honest I'm not exactly giving up anything for Lent. What I will be doing is cutting down on screen time. I have already started this a little last Saturday. I personally spend many hours on screens be it computer, tablet, games consoles or television. I watch T.V. during meal times too. This is the part I am giving up. During breakfast and dinner for the most part I will try and not watch T.V. I will talk to the people around me. I recently started using my New Nintendo 3dsXL and I have noticed I can play it for a long time during the course of the day. I have started using a timer to keep me more mindful of my use of it and that has helped. I  want to use Lent as a time to become closer to God. I aim to do that by either praying a bit more, even one small prayer is good or do something that helps me be closer to God. That can be play religious music, read religious books, going for a walk and noticing the things He created or gardening. As you can see I am not giving up anything but I am cutting down and also giving more time to other more important things in my life. Lent is a time of fast and abstinence but it is also a time of taking up things that help you and others become closer to God. It is also a time of almsgiving where you can give time/donations or money to those who need it most. This Lent I advise you don't just give up something because it is good for you do it to get closer to God and those around you. I hope you all have a great and fruitful Lent.






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