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Lent is over

Posted by Volker in health, personal on April 15, 2009

Yes, Easter has passed and lent is over. Now, what has or hasn’t happened?

I reduced coffee and wine/alcohol intake. And, I did not eat any chocolate until Easter Sunday! However, I started with my 5-a day :-) The Ferrero Rocher come in a handy pack of 5 but I only got 2 “tubes left”. Maybe I discontinue chocolate….at least less frequently. Maybe my stress management will help!

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Lent

Posted by Volker in health, personal on February 25, 2009

Ok. I have thought a lot about what I should be giving up for lent and if I should give anything up at all.

To be fair, I keep thinking why should I give anything up at all? It is my life and I am not Christian and there is no need to show good will, because I have shown good will over the last few weeks since I started posting about it.

For the last 15 days, I have not eaten any chocolate. That means, I will continue to do so until 11th of April.

Coffee is a different thing and I will refuse to give it up. However, for the last 15 days I have restricted myself to only about 2 mugs a day. I will continue to control my coffee intake.

What about alcohol? This would be the easiest to give up IF we didn’t live in a society where you feel obliged to have a drink most times you go to a pub. Whilst this is sad, I vow that for the next 40 days I will not drink Mondays-Thursdays unless there are functions or social events where I can almost not avoid drinking.

So what does it come down to? A compromise really. Based on my new less stressful life – long it may continue – I will continue going to the gym and aim to lose some weight over the next few months.

Would that work? Or am I chicken out?

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Lent and giving it up!

Posted by Volker in personal on February 6, 2009

What is Lent I keep asking myself.

Being brought up with a Christian background and using the web, we are talking about 40 days without Sundays before Easter, e.g. 25th of February until 11th of April.

What do people do? They give up food or something they like or what they crave for. Remembering Jesus in the desert where he didn’t have much to eat or drink for 40 days.

Now, I am not Christian but like the thought of giving something up. I am a Buddhist and I cannot give up helping others. But there are a few things I absolutely love.

My wife :-) Just kidding, I would not give her up for anything in the world.

So, suggestions are:

a) Alcohol - which I think is easiest. But I could drink Sundays, no?
b) Coffee - again very easy I think but a challenge
c) Chocolate - that is what I crave for most, ergo would be the biggest challenge.

What do you think I should give up?

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