Birthday Resolution

Many people do New Year’s resolutions right around the end of the year.  I tried that a few times and ended up just forgetting about what it was I resolved to do/accomplish 2 weeks into January.

Today, I turn 35.  I decided to do a birthday resolution.  And that is to be vegan before the end of the year.  That means no more eating any kind of animal product.  It’s not just meat, it also includes milk, cheese, eggs and seafood.  I’ve already started the journey about a month after Isabella was born, but I’ve not been consistent with it.  Lately I’ve been reading up more and have really immersed myself into this way of eating.  It has probably been 2 weeks since I’ve ate a meal with meat in it.  I still eat seafood occasionally.  But cutting out the meat in my diet has actually been surprisingly easy.  I actually feel a sense of relief to not have to consider meat alternatives for my meals.  I don’t mind anybody eating fried chicken or steak in front of me either.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I originally looked into being vegetarian for personal vanity reasons.  Over time, it evolved into doing it for health purposes.  Now, animal rights have come into play more than ever, and was probably the biggest reason I will be sticking with it for good.  Some may argue that animals commonly raised for eating (cows, pigs, chicken) don’t really serve much purpose other than to be eaten.  It doesn’t really matter whether that holds any truth to it or not, but with the way factory farms are raising these animals, and the health consequences eating them brings you, there really is no reason I should be eating them other than if I just craved for it.

I lost my craving for animal products after seeing some of these videos:

This one was really more inspiring:

Here’s to excellent health for the many more years to come!

What’s Your Excuse for Not Being Happy?

What Would You Do if You Can’t Fail?

When I was maybe 11 or 12 yrs old, I took gymnastics for a few months.  Whenever we would do the balance beam, we were taught to always look up and straight ahead, keep your chin held high, and never look down.  You have a much higher tendency to fall and lose your balance if you looked down.  If you attempt to make a jump and start to doubt yourself, you’ll fall.  It’s amazing how the above video reminds me so much of how a lot of people choose to live their lives.  Everybody wants to play it safe, and nobody wants to make mistakes.  The happiest, most fulfilled and successful people I know are running, flipping over and doing cartwheels on their balance beams, while those who are miserably still holding on to a dream are tightly clenching on to theirs.  So what if you fall?  Just get back on and do it again.

Many people miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime because they don’t want to take risks.  There are no mistakes or failures in life, just learning experiences.  Some learning experiences may hurt or even cost you a lot of money.  But you can never go wrong if your intentions are pure and you’re following your heart.  Just always look up and straight ahead, keep your chin held high, and never look down.  What would you do with your life if you knew you couldn’t fail?