Post.....What??

It has been so long since I posted. Not on Facebook any more, so had the urge to put something out there......... Changed my profile picture - love this one of our dog when he was a puppy - Angus McFergus McTavish Dundee - "Angie" for short. He was our crazy little brother who could sing with the high notes on a recorder, chase us around our house island and never tire, play hide and seek, steal and hoard chocolate cupcakes on a regular basis, and lick our faces when we were sad. I realize that my love of animals was strengthened by having lived with a wild wire haired fox terrier. When the time finally came in my life to be educated on the abuses that humans inflict on animals, some pet animals, and some raised and killed for our food, I was ready to listen. I'm not sure why I didn't get the picture before - denial?, too busy to listen? ignorance? It's funny, but as I look back, I never liked bloody rare meat or the tendons I saw on a chicken leg or the animal parts inside the turkey. It bothered me, but it didn't stop me from eating meat. Now that I am a vegan and have walked through the door to the other side, I look back through and clearly remember those queasy feelings of distaste around animal flesh, bones and body parts. I am so glad that I no longer have to deal with any of that - have learned how to eat a balanced diet without killing. The compassionate lifestyle is now one that I can call mine.