During my Webinar last evening, I asked participants to share suggestions of bad habits we can let go of during Lent. What a great list of suggestions! What resonates with you? What might you add?
- Gossiping
- Lack of patience
- Anger
- Being judgmental
- Laziness
- TV Shows
- Negative self talk
- Being opinionated
- Spending too much time on Facebook
- Watching too much TV
- Spending too much time on the Internet
- Negative thinking
- Not praying enough
- Unkind words to others
- Social media in excess
- Worry
- Waking up too late (laziness)
- Too much internet / cell phone use
- Too much technology
- Pettiness
- Over eating
- Neglecting prayer
- Complaining
- Busyness
- Watching reality TV
- Being wasteful
- Worrying
- Not praying before eating, bed, etc
- Impatience
- Bad habit of lying
- Our attitudes towards others
- Checking e-mail in the morning when I wake up before praying to God and saying thank you!
- Holding grudges
- Procrastinating
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- Apathy
- Resentment
- Ignoring the needs of others
- Being careless with words
- Being short-tempered, impatient
- Thinking that God doesn’t care enough about me
- Forgetting to be kind and compassionate with and to others
- Sugar sweets
- Junk food
- Get rid of a long-held grudge
- Sarcastic remarks; speak respectfully to everyone
- Controlling, criticizing
- Give up desserts
- Frivolous time on the computer
- Video games
- Using the dishwasher
- Give up TV & read bible
- Get rid of the noise
- Negative attitude
- Religious cd’s not car radio
- To get rid of Clutter
- Excessive shopping
- Pettiness
- Putting prayer off later and later in the day until it doesn’t happen
- Let go of destructive attitudes toward others and/or their behaviors
- Criticism
- Put aside extra time for prayer each day
- Oversleeping instead of prayer time
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- Complaining and finding fault
- Give up my computer solitaire habit and say my Liturgy of Hours on time
- Making prayer a low priority that there is never time to get to
- Detraction
- Impatience
- Let go of anger at family
- Being unforgiving
- Not taking time for others
- Jealousy
- Having an opinion on everything, whether asked or not
- Sometimes the thought is to give up but perhaps also its about doing more doing more for others, caring, etc
- Seeking revenge of those that hurt your children
- Give up talk radio
- Rushing through the day, not enjoying the time with family
- Reacting right away, now more pausing during lent
- Not looking for the good in others
- Anxiety – Be not afraid
- No wasteful spending
- Over extending myself in things that take me away from more family time
- Excess noise, turn off radio on drive into work
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Giving up meat other than on Fridays.
…being sensitive and resentful…impatient and judgemental