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Patty Kirk, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/a-field-guide-to-god.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Field Guide to God: A Seeker&rsquo;s Manual<\/em><\/a>, for example, offered <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/prayer\/5-things-take-lent \">five things to do<\/a> instead of sacrificing chocolate, wine, sweets, soda.<\/p>\n<p>I, however, stuck with my previous Lenten sacrifice of TV. It was a matter of taking on a difficult challenge while hoping that I would be able to refocus my life a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you, it&rsquo;s been really, really hard. <a href=\"http:\/\/christianity.about.com\/od\/holidaytips\/qt\/whatisashwednes.htm\">Ash Wednesday<\/a> was the worst, because that&rsquo;s the night I am glued to the tube at 8 p.m. to watch a British comedy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/doc-martin\"><em>Doc Martin<\/em><\/a>. I savor settling in to watch a socially challenged London heart surgeon who has developed a terrible case of hemophobia (fear of blood) treat and interact with the eccentric characters who live in the small fishing community of Port Wenn, in Cornwall. <\/p>\n<p>Come 9 o&rsquo;clock, it&rsquo;s time for BBC America and reruns of the Showtime series <em>The Tudors<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week, there are many visual bonbons that I so enjoy indulging in, and which, I&rsquo;m sad to say, I&rsquo;ve become addicted to. I know this because in the last week, I&rsquo;ve felt a <em>physical<\/em> pull to press the remote&rsquo;s on button. And I knew it was beyond mere habituation when I caught myself debating whether watching programs on Hulu would be counter to the spirit of my sacrifice. Duh!!<\/p>\n<p>In the end I resisted the temptation, and that&rsquo;s where the personal growth part kicked in: I feel a real sense of accomplishment. Furthermore, I find myself spending more quality time with the cats, reading, even writing to friends&mdash;<em>on paper<\/em>. I rediscovered the joy of choosing note cards that I think my friends would appreciate and sending off short missives! How quaint, yet satisfying.<\/p>\n<p>So despite the occasional temptation, I&rsquo;ve found that sacrificing a pleasure surprisingly brings another. <\/p>\n<p>And who knows? Maybe next year, I&rsquo;ll not only give up TV again but also devote my evenings to one of the items on Patty Kirk&rsquo;s list of five things to do in Lent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Download your FREE ebook, <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/free-ebooks\/inspirational-quotes-about-life-love-faith-and-hope\/download\">Inspirational Quotes About Life, Love, Faith and Hope<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know some people who are, instead of giving something up this Lent, taking something up. 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