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• Lyda Shipmate

  February 18

  I look above this thread to "Working Toward a Tidy House" with a certain amount of trepidation. I plan to set aside the hours between 7AM and noon to do all sorts of things that don't involve lazing around, playing on the PC, or watching TV. And :sigh: no sweets.
  Maybe I will add to "Tidy House".
• MaryLouise Shipmate, Host Emeritus

  February 18

  Awake early (in my southern hemisphere time zone) on Ash Wednesday. I'm staying in a small retirement centre and complaining is how residents pass the time. I'm going to try and give up muttering, moaning and whingeing until after Easter, show some appreciation and positivity in a fraught time.
• ChastMastr Shipmate

  February 18

  I’m going to try to do longer morning prayer from the BCP and actually read my Bible again—it’s been too long! Also watching Phil Vischer’s What’s in the Bible? series.
  
  Maybe do more healthy self-care too. I’ve been bad about taking care of my body and apartment for some time… I know it probably sounds weird to think of taking on self-care for Lent but when you’re bad about things like taking care of health, brushing your teeth, etc. 😞 that require discipline… with depression in the mix and so on… to me it seems like an appropriate thing to work on for Lent.
• March Hare Shipmate

  February 18

  Sounds very sensible to me, @Chastmaster. And well done @MaryLouise - what an excellent resolution.
  
  We're going for something a bit different and cutting out palm oil from our diet, as a tiny protest against the trashing of rain-forests. It's amazing how many things it's in (toothpaste, would you believe?). Manufacturers love it because its workability properties suit machine processing. We'll see how we get on!
• North East Quine Purgatory Host

  February 18

  Today is not only the start of Lent, but also our wedding anniversary. I'm thinking that I'm going to try to say / do something nice for my husband every day throughout Lent.
• Firenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus

  February 18

  Doesn't just Putting Up With count?
• Sarasa All Saints Host

  February 18

  I think that is an excellent suggestion @MaryLouise. I'm going to try to bear it in mind.
  
• Gramps49 Shipmate

  February 18

  I unplugged my outdoor Christmas lights today. After all, it is the beginning of Lent. The season of lights (Epiphany) has ended, though our daylight hours has increased by 2 hours since winter solstice. And we will gain another 3 hours between now and Easter.
• ChastMastr Shipmate

  February 18

  More thoughts about Lent: I want to do the things that worked better for me in my life years ago that I’ve drifted away from very badly over the years. I want to pray more than I actually do. I want to actually do Bible reading which I’ve drifted away from completely. I want to take a shower every day or at least every other day. I want to brush my teeth every day. I want to read more and listen to music more. I’ve drifted away from so much stuff that’s good for me spiritually and physically. I may have to pay somebody to help with the apartment…
• The_Riv Shipmate

  February 18

  Gramps49 wrote: »

  I unplugged my outdoor Christmas lights today. After all, it is the beginning of Lent. The season of lights (Epiphany) has ended, though our daylight hours has increased by 2 hours since winter solstice. And we will gain another 3 hours between now and Easter.

  
  Our Christmas Tree is still up and burning brightly every night. Lent can go pound salt.
• Graven Image Shipmate

  February 18

  I am going to be reading from a new translation of the Bible for me. The "CEB Women's Bible." I have no idea what to expect, but I am looking forward to new insights into old familiar verses. I am also going to work very hard to stick to my medically required diet each day, with no cheat meals.
• Lamb Chopped Shipmate

  February 18

  I think I get to work on an area of very weak faith (bleah!) through reading, research, practice, etc. I'm rather pleased about this, it's been a sore spot for a long time.
• RockyRoger Shipmate

  February 19

  I'm following (again!) the on-line' lent retreat on 'Sacred Space'. Prayers for all here. Onward and upwards!
• Doublethink Admin, 8th Day Host

  5:15PM edited 5:16PM

  I thought I might try reading the bible, of course I have heard and read it in pieces over the years. But I have never just read it straight through - I know it's 66 books but a fair few of them are quite short. I can also do bits as an audio book to and from work.
  
  I think I might have David Suchet reading the gospels on Audible - I'll have to check.
• Doublethink Admin, 8th Day Host

  5:18PM edited 5:29PM

  I lie, turns out to be the New Testament read by Johnny Cash.
  
  (I am contemplating whether I want to download the complete King James bible as read by James Earl Jones - but I am going to continue scrolling through possible narrators.)
• Heavenlyannie Shipmate

  5:29PM

  Someone played David Suchet reading the verses at last night’s church group and he sounds great. I already have his reading of the bible in one year on Audible and I really should get organised and start listening to it - I will start today and listen while cooking dinner.
• la vie en rouge Purgatory Host, Circus Host

  6:14PM

  I listen to this quite often. It's a daily thing, but you can get any part of the Bible if you go into the back episodes. Each book of the Bible is read by a different reader.