Progress....

Sorry I haven't been able to post over the holidays. Dustin and I did enjoy a vegetarian friendly vacation. Our first of many, I hope. In fact, our new years resolutions include to stay vegetarian- and to get better at it.

As I continue to adventure into vegetarianism, I continue to find more reasons why I do not want to eat meat. Surprisingly, i'm not disgusted when others eat it. I find it to be a personal decision - a stand that I personally can take, but not everyone can.  I love animals. I want them to live happy lives and not at the expense of my taste buds. However, if the animals are treated justly, and raised fairly to be used for meat - I truly don't have a problem with it.

Not only has my delve into vegetarianism helped me control my meat addiction - but it has made me look at all foods and ask "is this really food??" And that's everything... from a McDonald's burger, to margarine, to processed cheetos. The Earth gives us SO MUCH to choose from. During this day and age, we have access to all of the world's finest offerings. We aren't confined to the benefits of our own reaping, or even the reaping of our neighbors. I can get quinoa! I can get avocados!  I can even have Tea from the finest leaves in the world. Why would I waste this opportunity? And feed myself with meat filled with an assortment of antibiotics and hormones? Or other things that can't nourish me the way God given food can.

Feed yourself- with real food. Not products that pose as food. Not to lose weight or because it's the newest, coolest thing to do. But because it is what your body deserves. That's my new years resolution!