Vegan?

Wow.

That right there seems to be the word-of-the-day for me. I woke up this morning with a text from a very close friend, "Sooo, I think I'm gonna go vegan..." Wow. I got excited and wasn't sure why. I mean.. the word vegan or vegetarian has always sounded slightly scary to me. In the past couple of years, that has seemed to change. I've come to the realization that it scared me because I didn't understand it; like in my head I thought it was some kind of religion or something. I'm not the only one, though. People have told me that going vegan or vegetarian is against the Bible and against God's will. Their reasoning is usually that "God put animals on this earth for us to eat." I'm not saying no to that, but I am saying that in Genesis it seems like God prescribed a vegetarian-based diet to us.

My friend told me that she decided she was going to go vegan after watching a documentary on Netflix called Vegucated. It was created in 2011 by Marisa Miller Wolfson. She was also like me at one point; uneducated about the vegan diet. She, too, thought that being vegan was some kind of religion or movement. One day, she decided to get educated about the matter to really see what it was about. As you may guess, she changed her thinking and became vegan herself. Her idea for this documentary was to interview people who might be interested in being vegan for just six weeks to see what they thought about the matter and if it made them change their thinking and ideas about it. She then chooses three people to do the trial. Together, they all learn the benefits and what it truly means to be vegan. It's a very informative documentary that has honestly changed my thinking as well. I feel as if I have been "vegucated."

As for my research, I am not done yet. I want to learn more. This is the first of many blog posts about this matter; I would just like to know what your opinions are about being vegan and vegetarian. Be completely honest in the comments below, but also be respectful. I would appreciate it greatly!!

If you would like to learn more about being vegan and vegetarian, I recommend watching Vegucated. It has helped me understand a lot more and I am greatly considering being vegan. I don't think anything negative about people that do enjoy eating meat and dairy, I just think that this may be a good decision for my overall health.

Here is a link to their website: http://www.getvegucated.com/


Blessings,
Kristin

Getting Out of the Cycle of Distraction

 I walked today. I walked all the way to the side of our apartments where a small patch of wooded area is. It felt good to be away from driving cars and man-made buildings. There's something about getting away in places like that. I think a part of our nature craves that.

So, on this walk I was forced to be alone with my own thoughts.. Without my cell phone or any one around me. I came to the realization that we lose sight of true beauty. We get in a rush of dealing with ourselves and our lives; so desperately trying to make everything okay. This causes a domino effect. After losing sight of the true beauty of stillness and the soul within ourselves... We lose sight of God. And losing sight of God means we are losing sight of what true love looks like. 

It's like this cycle of knowing the beauty, being destracted, and forgetting the beauty. 

I lose sight all the time, and I don't want to any longer. I'm thinking that writing, reading, running, and spending time away from business will help that. 

Granted, I won't always have time for that. But, I have purposed within myself to find that peaceful remembrance of God's love and beauty, so that when I cannot get alone in the physical, I can still be alone with Him.

Now, I bet some of you are thinking, "I don't even know if God is real," or, "You're one of those bible-thumpers." 

Either or, this is my journey. I will do my best to show you the God I know, and just how amazing and real He is. But, realize this... That you can experience Him for yourself. Yes, you. Not just a belief system based on philosophy and the traditions of our fathers... But a REAL ENCOUNTER. This is for you.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 

(Acts 2:4 NKJV)

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” 

(Acts 2:37-39 NKJV)

Blessings ♥

The Pursuit of My Happiness

Maybe, I don't have it all together.
That used to bother me so much. I would stress out about the mere fact that yes, I am a human. 

Being mortal is something we all deal with. Sure, there are plenty of sucky things about that fact but really, maybe the beautiful outweighs the bad. I know that I am a mess, and I like that. Maybe, I'm just beginning to see my mess as a masterpiece. As a child of God, I am learning to boast in my weakness. I have been won over by God because of His amazing loving-kindness to me, but I am not perfect and that is okay.

This blog is a way for me to release my feels, at times, in hopes of reminding myself this it is completely okay to be imperfect. I am letting go of the stress that has pinned me down for so long.

I know this post is all over the place, but it's 11:50 pm and I'm tired.. and I just.. need to get this off my chest.

You are not perfect and you never will be.
Phew. Now that we have that established, we can go on with our lives and learn to be truly happy.

Blessings ♥