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Hey c4d3! Can you speak on your vegetarianism? I imagine it’s related to your seeking awakening?

For sure, and good question! Yeah, it was brought about by the whole spiritual awakening journey for sure, although I have a sense that I’d have taken this step regardless.

There was a sudden realization in September 2021 (I remember because I was visiting my sister) when I understood I had to stop eating meat.

That summer I bought a Treager smoker and cooked a lot of meat on the grill, and I started to feel increasingly uncomfortable about it. While reading a book on that trip, it hit me that I needed to stop.

I can reflect on it now and see that it had been building for a while, but at the time it just clicked into place and the choice was obvious. It wasn’t really even a choice, if that makes sense. It just was.

I think I had the vegetarian mindset for a while and just wasn’t listening to my intuition. It was also a big step in my own journey to set an authentic boundary. In this small part of my life, I stopped caring what other people thought of me and aligned with what I felt was true.

The idea of eating meat now feels repulsive. What makes cows, pigs, and chickens okay to eat? They are living, breathing, conscious creatures with emotions. Not to mention the horrific conditions those animals live in and the disaster the meat industry causes to the planet. I just can’t do it.

I don’t judge others for eating meat, and it doesn’t bother me if my food isn’t perfectly vegetarian. I do eat fish occasionally, and I silently pay respect to the animal when I do. I am considerate of my protein intake and health, so fish fit in the diet a bit. Their suffering is always on mind though.