embrace the change

I spent a good amount of time this morning watching the squirrels scurry from yard to yard collecting acorns. The change in weather has definitely kicked their instincts into gear and they are intuitively getting ready for winter by lining their holes and nests with sustenance for the oncoming winter.

This made me consider the notion of change. Seasons bring about an alteration in weather: the clothes we wear, the level of activity we participate in, our moods, the foods we eat- all change. As the cold blows in, we inevitably slow down, settle in and perhaps reflect a bit upon aspects of the past year- good and bad.

These introspections can bring about wonderful changes both in ourselves and in our direct environments. Perhaps, as an exercise to welcome change, think on one thing that you can alter about your life that might create a lasting reverberation within your world. Decide that one night a week all winter you will eat cleaner.. whether that means no meat, or no dairy, or no processed foods, or no alcohol… think on what you can change, for just one day this winter, that might affect your body, your mind, your spirit in a positive way. Decide today to try committing yourself to that one thing… and then watch how just one effort, once a week, can impact your life and the lives of both the people and animals around you.

Change is as inevitable as the seasons. The squirrels don’t fight against the incoming chill, they simply prepare for it and manage it as best as they can. We can learn a lot about inner peace from them, about acceptance from them; and in doing so, we might be able to embrace that change for our own highest and best good. It really only starts with a step… one step forward. Decide to be the change you want to see… decide to take that step that might free you from the shackles of life that create stress, and sickness, and dis-ease.

The ability to manifest what we desire is ours by nature… all that is required is believe and action. Take your step, save your acorns, create a better and higher vibrational environment for yourself and all living things around you.

with love and light

The Vegan Lifestyle

I always had a love of animals, but I have only been a vegan for a little over five years. My husband is a Chef and came home one day disgusted with the amount of chicken he was being asked to cut for the “fit station” at his work. He suggested the idea of going vegan and I never looked back.

It can be difficult to remain meat and dairy free… especially out to restaurants or ordering take out. The trick is to remain open minded and flexible. When we order pizza- we get it full of vegetables sans cheese. When we order Chinese food, we order vegetable curry and plain rice.

I know there are numerous health benefits to the vegan lifestyle, but that is not the motivating force behind my dedication to cruelty-free food. I simply cannot fathom taking in the energy of pain, anguish, torture. Ingesting these negative energies seems absurd to me. If we are what we eat, why would we choose to eat pain and death? Why would we choose to wear these things?

I still have a difficult time transitioning my footwear to leather-free; but I am constantly sourcing different goods to replace these items forged from “pain” and replaced them with “kinder” goods. Stay tuned as I will keep sharing what I find, and selling it to you with love in my heart.

with love,