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Happy Monday!
I read a news headline this morning that said today is the most depressing day of the year? Well, I know know about that. It’s certainly gray out where I am, but it’s also sunny in other places, so on the whole I’d say it’s a day like any other. Oh! Except for the fact it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. An amazing man taken from us well before his time. I was listening to recordings of his this morning as I was getting ready before work and so much of what he says is still relevant today. Especially his words regarding war and poverty. I recommend anyone with a bit of time to listen to his speech. I’m tempted to paste the whole thing here, but it’s rather long and I don’t want to lose what few readers I have left ~_~ So here’s a little paragraph:
Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. I speak of the - for the poor of America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home, and death and corruption in Vietnam. I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken. I speak as one who loves America, to the leaders of our own nation: The great initiative in this war is ours; the initiative to stop it must be ours.
I think, were Martin Luther King Jr. here today, that his heart would hurt from what the US and it’s allies have done to Iraq and Afghanistan. I know it hurts mine….
Anywho… I seem to be slipping into a depressing topic! Let’s turn to Chibi! Who is as cute as ever, and always bring a smile to my face.
Could she be any prettier? I don’t think so. I’ve had her 2 and 1/2 months now, and I can’t remember what life was like before her. Certainly less chibitastic!
Speaking of life changes, I’ve finally made a choice to follow my mum (vegetarian for over 35 years) and become a vegetarian. This has been a long time coming as I grow more and more uncomfortable with eating meat that has lived a horrible life, not to mention the crap and chemicals fed to these poor animals. But as I live with a meat eater who is panic stricken at the thought, as well as my own fears that I won’t be able to keep it up, I’m doing it in two steps.
Step one: No more red meat or pork.
This will really be hard in the summertime when Andy starts BBQ’ing again as his spicy ribs are to die for. Red meat will be no problem. For quite some time now, when ever I have steak or a roast, I’ve just felt sluggish and heavy after eating. So good bye hamburgers! Good bye steaks! Good bye roast! And so on. For now, I’m still allowing myself poultry and fish, but when I’ve started to get into the habit of cooking more veggie meals, that will be step two. I don’t think I’m going to go vegan, because I believe that we can live in harmony with animals to get milk, cheese and eggs. However, I’m going to try and get organic product where ever I can for the same reasons I’m cutting out meat. (ie; quality of life, and chemical products).
For most people, they never think of the quality of life the animal lived before it became meat, but I do. I imagine the over crowded tiny cages.. the chickens that are given drugs to grow faster, the ones that have never even seen sunlight. The abuse that cows suffer, the fear and pain they go through and it’s too much for me. I’m not writing this to preach to you all and I’m not condemning those who choose to eat meat, (my own hunny still eats mean and my twin!). I am a hippy at heart though and I believe in positive energies and surrounding ourselves in it and i see meat as charged with negative energies.
Anyyyyywho, enough about all that! To any veggie eaters out there, please pass on some of your fav dishes! I need to rebuild my cooking repertoire!
Take care everyone,
Love Christine and Chibi
Originally published at C.P.. You can comment here or there.