How To Become Vegan

feels to silently connect with them and to other animals with respect and
admiration instead of violence, control, or indifference. I allow myself to
care about them. I enjoy how good it feels to care. Caring fills me with a
delicious warmth.
During those 20 minutes or so, I reflect upon my existence. I notice how
conscious and awake I feel during that time. I think about the many joys in
my life that I’m grateful for. I think about how good it feels to get up early
and to run. I think about my girlfriend that I love so much and that I’ll soon
return home to cuddle with. I think about my current challenges and how
they’re helping me learn and grow. I ask the earth how I can be of service
today, and I listen for its answer. I dialog with life.
For me this is a very peaceful, very conscious, very beautiful time of day.
It’s a simple ritual, more like a pause than a specific activity, but it helps me
feel physically, mentally, and emotionally grounded as well as spiritually
awake and aware.
What I love about being vegan is that I no longer have to be afraid to
care. Instead of preventing myself from caring, I revel in those feelings
now. I love the warmth that fills my heart when I take the time to create and
experience those feelings again and again. I indulge in those feelings as a
daily ritual, without having to be so afraid of the growth they’ll inspire in
me.