We are in the season of Lent. Some people practice “fasting” as giving up something for Lent. I had an older friend, a devout Catholic, who gave up fried food, deserts, and beer for Lent. He lost several pounds over the six weeks or so. Easter Sunday was feast day. I think he gained it all back in a day!
The annual story around my village concerned a guy who gave up watermelon for Lent. Of course, there was no watermelon to be found.
How about you? Have you given up (renounced) anything? Maybe like being on a diet. You need to drop 15-20 pounds or more. Instead of changing your lifestyle, you focus on the foods you now cannot eat.
Then, has this happened?
Every time you renounce something, you are tied forever to it.
Some spirituality teaches to give up things. That ties you to them. Simply wake up, understand, and then the desire goes away.
The better way:
- I am the sort of person who eats this way.
- I am the sort of person who practices prayer/meditation daily.
- I am the sort of person who smiles and greets others when we randomly meet.
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