Go ahead and give up chocolate for Lent
It has become trendy to criticize the popular approach to 40-day fasts. But there's still a lot to be said for giving up Oreos or cake.
Regarding my Lenten discipline this year, I'm feeling very basic. I'm giving up sweets.
I'll also work my way through a devotional book and engage in daily prayer, but I felt inspired this year to refrain from the two donut runs I make on the weekend, the two cinnamon crunch bagels I eat every week, the Girl Scout cookies and Easter candy that will soon appear in my house, the late-night ice cream, and the rest. All of it gone for 40 days.
I realized how compulsive I've been about indulging in this lately, so Lent has provided a good opportunity to go without for a while.
