![]() ![]() And then I started trying to make my own vegan smoothies. Serendipity? Kismet? Whatever the case, I suddenly had daily inspiration. I don’t know how this happened, to tell you the truth. Lo and behold, for some reason, I started following all of these vegan people with their beautiful smoothie bowls and colorful plates of fruits and vegetables. I reduced that amount that I was consuming. I wasn’t ready to give up meat and dairy products. He said that if you could not give up eating meat, then maybe you could cut back to maybe one meal a day or one meal a week. The environmental impact statistics that he quoted made quite an impact on me. It was one of his books that talked about the health benefits of veganism and also about the consequences of animal product consumption on the environment. In that, I found that I really enjoyed the books by Thich Nhat Hanh who is a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, but lives in France. After going through all of the books that my library had on Christian and Islamic religion, I started on Buddhism. ![]() I think I only listened to 2 and read 1 fiction book in the past three years. Most of the books I read or listen to are the non-fiction sort. I usually binge on audiobooks during the summer when my workload drops considerably and I am stuck working by myself all day. ![]() Knowledge is power, right?! The types of books that I actually read are usually religious or spiritual type of books. For the last several years, I have been reading and listening to audiobooks to learn more about all kinds of things. A vegan is a person who does not consume any animal products. Or maybe you’re confused about what a vegan is. You’re probably thinking, “What?!” Yeah, believe me, I know. That’s me –> the Neophyte Vegan! That’s right, I have taken the plunge. ![]()
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