Posted in animal liberation, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, vegan, tagged 'Meet your Meat', battery hens, chickens, children, freedom, peta, vegan, violence on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thank you for all you do; you have changed me from a new and uncertain vegetarian to a strong and resourceful and most importantly joyful vegan! I am the other of two wonderful boys aged 27 months and 12 months; before and after I had them I sometimes became quite depressed at the idea that [...]
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Posted in animal liberation, buddhism, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hostile response from non-vegan friends, inspiring others, peter singer, religion and animals, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged buddhism, cookbooks, ethics, healthy, journey, joy, liberation, meat, peter singer, podcast, releasing life, suffering, turtles, vegan, vegetarian on February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was born in Taiwan but grew up mostly in Africa and the U.S. I have very few memories of Taiwan but one vivid memory I do have is of my mom taking my brother and me to the market to buy turtles. We then traveled to a river somewhere and set them free. [...]
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Posted in animal agriculture, animal liberation, becoming resensitized, buddhism, connecting with animals, farm sanctuary, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, mindfulness, peter singer, vegan, vegan in china, vegetarian then vegan on December 1, 2007 | 6 Comments »
THE FIVE STEPS OF MY VEGAN JOURNEY SO FAR
There were several steps in my becoming vegan, which I’d really like to share with others. Like many, I’ve arrived to this transformation in middle-adulthood, and I’ve largely arrived at it alone and on my own.
The process (so far) for me could be roughly [...]
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