Loving Vegan

11 1/2 Years Now Vegan and Living Younger
You know exactly the moment when you have a transformational event occur in your life right? I don't remember too many exact moments in my life but the ones I do, are life transforming. The most transformation that has occured for me was when I decided at a Tony Robbins UPW event on February 28, 1997 to become a vegan. DONE! No second thought about it. Looking back now, I can't remember it even being the slightest bit difficult even. I am sure it must have been? Hmm. I can't recall any difficulties with the transition.

I might ponder why? Well, because I had decided. To decide is to cut off any possibility of anything else and so it was and so it is today. I have to admit that only once in my life have I willingly had any dairy since then and it was 4 years later in Capri, Italy in the most amazing environment outside of a gelato store. My friend Jeff coaxed me and I mean HARD to get a gelato and I said I thought there was dairy in it. He said he did not think so and so I asked. The lady spoke little English so did not know how to answer me. I had a sense but did not really know for sure that there was dairy in it but it looked like it. So, against my better judgement, I had a tiny cone like the size a bit bigger than a large thimble - really that small! I took I think about less than a half a dozen licks and no fib, within minutes, my nose starting running like a fawcett. I threw the rest away as I knew right away I was immediately cleansing what was not supposed to be in my body. It was amazing. I could have been upset; I was uncomfortable the rest of the night mind you, but I was so pleased to have had the experience and backing for what I had been doing to rid my body of toxins. I was so proud of having "fallen off the wagon" as you may say so that I could realize and appreciate even more what great health I was in.

So, do not feel guilt or blame yourself for getting off track or doing something once in a while that you know or may not even really know is less than healthy for you. It is always a learning experience and it teaches us to be so much more grateful for where we have come and how we are living today.

Namaste,

Kimberly