How To Become Vegan

transition sooner rather than later. One vegan recently told me that she felt
better knowing that she wasn’t inadvertently advertising such products by
wearing them in public.
When you reach the point where you can reasonably say that you’re
100% vegan, it really is significantly different than being at 99%. In reality,
achieving a true 100% vegan lifestyle may not always be realistic, but if
there’s a next obvious step for you to take, like letting go of your leather
purse or shoes or iPad case or non-vegan cosmetics, then by all means take
that step. This also gives you the opportunity to throw some support to
those who are offering cruelty-free alternatives.
I think you’ll feel a lot more congruent as a vegan if you make sure that
your home and your possessions reflect your true values. If your ability to
do that is currently limited, such as if you have a non-vegan roommate or if
you live with a non-vegan family, then do the best you can, and let your
best be enough. But keep moving towards the goal of having your lifestyle
fully reflect your vegan values. This is a very worthy goal and a wonderful
milestone to achieve.
How much of a purist you want to be is for you to explore and decide.
This will be an ongoing process. In a world that’s so rife with animal abuse,
our inter-dependence means that at some point, you’ll probably encounter a
gray area. Some of those gray areas may be non-issues for you. Others may