I decided to give up Twitter and Facebook for Lent. It was a bit of a split second decision, although I did decide to sleep on it for a night. How could I give up the almighty Twittuh’s and “The Book” so easily, you may ask. The easiest answer that I can give is: It was time for a much needed break from Twitter. I spend so much time on Twitter that it’s really a shame. As far as Stalkerbook is concerned, I think I’ve researched enough folks Facebook profiles to know everyone whereabouts, and I’m more than certain that people have done the same with my profile. In short, it just wasn’t that hard to walk away from those “Faces”. However, before making my final decision, I Googled the length of the Lenten season for this year – 46 days. “FORTY-SIX DAAAAAYS!?!?!?!”, I thought. That’s a long time for someone who usually checks Twitter after a quick morning prayer! But then I thought, “If Jesus gave his life for me, then I can give up Twitter… and Facebook for good measure!”
For those of you who are unaware of what Lent is, Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Lent as, “the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting.” For me, it’s always been a time to give up those things in life that I know aren’t as much of a necessity as I may think they are. As a kid I would give up my NES System. It was a struggle giving up Super Mario Bros. 3. Oh how I enjoyed having Mario and Luigi jump on those evil mushroom heads! *sigh* Sadly, though, I remember giving in and playing my games, several times. But let’s be honest; for the amount of time I planted myself in front of Mario, Luigi and King Koopa, I could have been reading a book or enjoying a cooking show with Grandma. As a college student I’m not sure that I gave anything up. I was so wrapped up in school work or the lack thereof on some occasions, that I rarely remembered to get ashes on Ash Wednesday. Now that I’m out of school and in the working world, and more importantly now that I’m trying to get my life together spiritually, I figured that this year would be a great year to start fully participating in the Lenten season. So far, we’re 6 days into Lent, and I haven’t bothered to log onto Twitter or Facebook… and I don’t intend to.
6 comments:
Don't Worry...I'm right there with ya!! Giving up da Twittuh's is hard!!!! Giving up Chicken and Turkey is even harder....I think I'mma just limit my chicken and turkey intake....
well, I think you can do whatever you want to do, if you really want to do it. as long as you are taking a long inward look at yourself, and you feel that giving up these things will help you achieve that, then you probably won't miss it. i'm proud of you babygirl, first that you would even think to give these things up for lent. but it is also a testament to your spirituality that you even feel the need to follow this ritual, clearly one that i would venture to say most of your peers don't even think about. your grandparents used to tell me that you'd been here before, i believe they may have been correct!
Needless to say, I'm proud of you TBF! Wait, can I still call you that even though you're on Twitter hiatus? Hmm...#kanyeshrug (see, I provide some remnants of Twitter here and there for ya lol). I admire your determination to keep this going for the entire Lent season. I'm sure I could have walked away from Facebook no problem, but walking away from Twitter would have been a major step for me (sad to say about a social network, but I'm the social butterfly of sorts lol). Hey, now you can BLOG MORE! *cough cough* :o) Prayerfully, I can do better with this "no fast food" thing, cuz I've slipped up twice already. =/ I'll look to your example as inspiration for the rest of Lent! Love ya!
SOMEHOW you knew that I was asking about you JUST YESTERDAY on Twitter...and FB! Lol I'm glad that you're doing well though. Thought a sister had disappeared!
I know this so wasn't the point but Super Mario 3 was that stuff back in the day,lol.
@Nina I'm just seeing your comment. lollol @Steve LOL Yes it was!
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