How to give up something for lent

Today was the beginning of Lent. A Christian tradition in which through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial - believers prepare for Easter.

For those who celebrate Easter many of you told me what you intend on giving up for Lent.

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Let's talk about how to be happier for a second...

There are two ways to make ourselves happier:

1. Do less of what makes us feel bad.

2. Do more of what makes us feel good.

It turns out, the best way to stop doing things that make us feel bad is to replace them with things that make us feel good.

For example:

1. What if we listened to music every time we had a craving for junk food?

2. What if we drank sparkling water every time we wanted soda?

3. What if we had frozen berries every time we wanted ice cream?

4. What if we walked in place instead of sitting on the couch while watching TV?

It's very hard to quit behaviors and habits.

It's less difficult (not saying it's easy but certainly very doable) to replace them. This is the best way to give up something for lent.

What will you do INSTEAD of what you're giving up? Answer this question and our odds for success go way up.

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In the spirit of Lent, let's focus on something we'd feel comfortable giving up for the next 45 days.

But let's say Lent wasn't 45 days. Let's say it was only a week. And let's pretend for a second we could only focus on the benefits of giving that thing up - whatever it might be. Thinking about the discomfort we'd face isn't an option right now.

Got that one thing?

Remember: Using it or eating it or doing it makes you feel bad after you're done.

So, you're giving up something that makes you feel bad. Just for a week though.

I got mine.

What's yours?

Now, what if I said it'll be just for the next 24 hours instead of a week.

Less daunting right?

Let's try it just for the next 24 hours, and see how we feel once it's over.

For the next 24 hours, starting right now, let's have our own mini-lent. (For those already giving something up for Lent, let's pick something else.)

-Adam

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