I want to repeat......I have only been a Vegan for about 6 months or so. I NEVER EXPECTED that when i finally was able to REJECT this certain programming from my head, all of a sudden ALL THE OTHER ways society programs us start to fall apart in our minds....i realized, that it is FREEDOM. When you can remove the chains of brainwash in one area of your mind, you become stronger to remove the chains in other areas. WE ARE NOT FREE UNTIL WE CAN THINK INDEPENDANTLY without the society telling us what is the norm to live by. Its NOT comfortable, its NOt a nice feelingn when you start to wake up, its a lot of feeling angry and really sad.....its the same as the 5 STAGES OF GRIEF, i still go back and forth on some of the stages bc i am still new to this. its GREIVING the loss of your identity with old self and walking into a new life. 1)For the longest time i was in DENIAL (even though i was learning more and more, it took years to get out of this stage).... 2).THEN BARGAINING. Trying to justify or make certain changes but not all, maybe ill go vegetarian but vegans are way too extreme!?! , arent vegans like crazy people?, if i dont eat meat, people will think im a jerk, i wont be able to eat some Okinawan foods, o no! ------ but when the universe starts to nudge and you dont listen, the universe will start to nudge harder and harder and more frequently.......there is a TIME for everyone, and my time had come and i was unable to ignore it anymore. (i want you to understand, WE CANNOT FORCE ANYONE TO BE VEGAN, that is not LOVE.....we must TRUST in universe that the RIGHT TIME for each INDIVIDUAL comes when its supposed to, WE are here to LOVE people, NOT JUDGE PEOPLE.....so embrace everyone for who they are in the moment, and LOVE them. and when the judgemental thoughts come in your head, catch yourself, and realize this is EGO, NOT LOVE, and we have to shut that off and push ourselves to focus on love again) 3-4) when i became vegan it was a lot of ANGER and DEPRESSION (lots of crying) back and forth. it was an unpleasant awakening at time, and then sometimes i felt really Peaceful bc my beliefs had finally aligned with the way i live. It was a HUUGE up and down rollercoaster of feeling SPIRITUALLY ALIGNED and then being aware of everything and feeling betrayal by the society that programmed us to be away from love 5) ACCEPTANCE: i still fall back sometimes to sadness and anger but less and less, and i am able to be more and more in the space of acceptance and love. This is where i get productive and start making MORE AND MORE changes in my life to make sure i am doing what is LOVE and not what society tells me to. This is where I am now to focus on HOW i can GROW SPIRITUALLY, now that the blinders have been removed and i can see more clearly. this is where I try to LOVE other people, LOVE myself and LOVE all living creatures and LOVE our planet and want to protect it all through the way i live. **** many of you that have recently gone vegan have shared your emotions, just know it is kind of the stages that naturally happen when you awaken to this. and when i was in a rut, i would reach out to veteran vegans, and it helps so much to hear what it will be like on the other side...is a WHOLE LOT OF LOVE......and then it helps refocus me to love. Im here to support so write me if you have some unsettling thoughts in your head :-) HUG HUG
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:58:52 +0000
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