Sometimes it is hard to be vegan. The choice to not consume non-human animals and products made from their fluids is one that none of us take lightly. If you are the only one of your friends, or the only in your family who has made the decision to be vegan, being vegan can get incredibly lonely. And even when you do have a decent support group of fellow vegans and family members who share your lifestyle (or at least support you in your lifestyle choice) being vegan can be a marginalizing. Honestly, begin vegan is just more fun with friends! I can't tell you how much I have struggled with being vegan, especially when I was dating a carnist! But now, with VOMD, things are amazing. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but having a boyfriend that not only gets it but lives it is AMAZING!
Here are some resources that you might find helpful on your journey.
If you are feeling down and want to get away from it all and surround yourself with amazing animal friends and like minded humans for a while, check out Piebird Vegan Farm Sactuary and FarmStay: www.piebird.ca
If you want to learn about how to become a vegan, check out The Vegan Starter Kit: www.vegankit.com/be It's a super helpful little place to learn the basics of going vegan (and why it is so important to do so).
If you want a little cheering up, check out this new page on Facebook (created by my sister and one of her best friends!) called Dear Vegans: www.facebook.com/DearVegans
This is a new page, but it is seriously adorable, and just makes you feel good about your choices. Sometimes as vegans we need to be reminded that we are literally saving the world. You're all superheroes! And seriously, isn't her art just cute as all damn hell?
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| facebook.com/DearVegans |
If you prefer to consume knowledge in video form, check out the Bite Sized Vegan or The Vegan Zombie on youtube. One will give you knowledge, the other will give you yummies.
If you live in the GTA, check out the Toronto Vegetarian Association website to find veggie resources in the area including restaurants, events and more: www.veg.ca
If you're a struggling vegan in the GTA, visit the Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank: www.tvfb.ca
Its easy to be vegan if your surround yourself with the right type of people and take advantage of the resources that are available to you. If all else fails, convert a friend! ...the trick is to tell them its going to make them skinny and then BAM they're saving animals and don't even know it.
It's also super easy when you have cute bunnies around! Here's Tobi discovering her new toy. Look at that face! How could you hurt anything so f#cking precious?
Good luck on your journey, Herbivores!
Happy Thursday!
-J
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