Happy World Vegan Day!
- kamiekeck
- Nov 1, 2020
- 4 min read
This is a little off subject to begin with, but I want to apologize for being a little bit all over the place on my last blog. I know, I shouldn't have to apologize, but I usually like my blogs to run smoother than that. Thanks for your feedback. It's always helpful, and I love you guys for that! Now, back to the subject at hand!
This is a subject that has become important to me over the last couple of years, and I think it's important to talk about my journey so that it can lend some helpful insight for someone else. That is my hope, however.
The way it began for me, I started just by hearing the word "vegan" quite often. I honestly did not have a clue what the word vegan meant, let alone what it would mean to become a vegan.
The more I kept hearing about it, the more it intrigued me. I started to look videos up on youtube as well as searching social media for groups to join. Quickly, I started seeing Facebook events, so I started attending a few of those. There were seminars, cooking events, Vegan food festivals, etc... I also started to follow pages on Instagram. The more involved I got in these pages, events, and groups, I felt like it was really time for me to give it a try. I really like what the meaning of vegan stands for-- no cruelty to animals, testing and other stuff, a cleaner healthier lifestyle and way of eating... it just makes sense to me. I wanted to do it for moral reasons and health reasons and for the environment. It has become way to easy and convenient for everyone to be wasteful and trash the Earth-- there's only one Earth, and we have to take care of it. I have been guilty of it too. I'm not saying that... Littering and not recycling and not being cautious enough about what it does to the water and animals and the air we breathe.
Now, I am not perfect. I fall off the wagon all the time. However, it is something that I hold dear in my heart and work hard at on a daily basis.
Start off small, recycle! Take one day out of the week where you cut out meat and animal product for dinner! Then, slowly move to a second day of the week! Starting a Vegan lifestyle is not something that you do overnight. It's definitely baby steps.
Yes, I am still learning as I am going! My disadvantage to this whole vegan lifestyle is that often times, if not always, it's not easy for me to cook due to having to work my schedule around other people, the fact that I may need help with some things, and financially, things get tight for me. Therefore, I don't really keep groceries in my house. Besides, it's only me. Nevertheless, since I have been on this vegan journey, I have made connections with some pretty amazing people! On this blog, I will shoutout plant based Gabriel (find his page on Facebook). He always does really insightful videos with a bunch of helpful advice and an upbeat positive attitude. He has quite the following! He's a really good guy! I've been to some of the events that he has been a part of. Check him out and read his book as well! It's on Amazon, and it's called The Plant Based Diet for Beginners. It has amazing and easy recipes that you can find all your ingredients at Food Lion. Yes, he did that on purpose!
The link to look at it if you are interested is below:
Paperback is only 10 bucks, literally! I have tried a couple of the recipes. Really simple and tastes really good! You don't even know that you are eating vegan! Support this local Richmond author! He's well educated, and he continues to educate himself. If by chance you already know him, there you go! That's already to your advantage. Tell him Kamie said hey! If I have any subscribers or friends out there reading this, then let's connect! Maybe, we can cook together! I love to be around like minded individuals!
This vegan journey for me is also because I have this amazing love for life and nature. I want to be kind to all living creatures. There is a whole other world out there just waiting for us to explore it. I would love to find an organization out there that has the tools and accessibility to help individuals like myself be able to get out and explore the Earth and amazing universe more. I've been in Virginia most of my life, but there is still a whole lot of Virginia that I have not seen yet, and I would love to explore.
Give this vegan thing a try! If you fall off repeatedly, it's okay! Guess what? I fell off today! It's hard to give up things! You have to give up cow cheese, you have to give up meat, you have to give up eggs, oh my! However good news, guys! There are alternatives--vegan alternatives-- to all of those things! So, there is no reason to freak out! I would encourage you to do more research, as I am no expert. I can tell you this, though-- becoming vegan will dramatically improve the way you feel, how much medication you have to possibly take , help your aches and pains, and help your energy levels! Then, you can thank me later because I introduced you to the possibility of a vegan world! You Are Welcome (LOL!)
Occasionally, there will be other blogs about my vegan journey, but I thought that this blog would be a good start since it is World Vegan Day! I hope it's not too cheesy, guys!
I hope you enjoyed reading this, even if you think it might be cheesy! As always, I enjoyed sharing it! Please, feel free to leave comments, suggestions, or any questions! You can ask me any questions! Believe me, I don't think that there is any question that I have not been asked in my 33 years of living! Seriously, ask me anything! Just don't be mean on purpose, please! Sending love to all! See you on the next blog! I now have a couple of pictures up-- Click on the "take a peek at these" button, and have a good laugh (maybe!)
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Take this ride along with me!
Love to All!
~Kamie~
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