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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Posted in animal agriculture, buddhism, cheese, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, mindfulness, religion and animals, vegetarian then vegan, violence on September 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I tried being vegetarian a number of times but it never stuck. I realize now that while intellectually I was drawn to it, my heart wasn’t really in it.
Then about 2.5 years ago I was going through a divorce (a nice kick in the butt causing me to reevaluate pretty much everything) and got connected with [...]
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Posted in India, becoming resensitized, buddhism, bullfight, connecting with animals, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, john robbins, rabbits, religion and animals, vegan, violence on June 18, 2007 | No Comments »
It was the first time I had ever been so close to an animal so large. It was the summer of 1992, and I had joined two friends in Pamplona for that annual foolishness known as “The Running of the Bulls.” This was something I had long wanted to do, and I found myself sprinting [...]
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I was probably a very “typical” vegetarian. I had slowly transitioned into it because of a smart, loving, vegetarian boyfriend, who had asked me some great, poignant questions like: “Could you kill an animal yourself?” Eating less meat, I slowly realized how much happier and better I felt about my food choices. Simultaneously I was [...]
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