Vegetarian - The Final Switch

For years, I toyed with the idea of becoming vegetarian. I did not particularly enjoy thinking about what I was eating, and I certainly did not like to deal with cooking meat. However, I ate it anyway. Each time I would seriously contemplate making the final switch to becoming vegetarian, I would think about all of my favorite meat dishes I would be giving up: meat lasagna, fish tacos, a good steak, and turkey at Thanksgiving. It was these few meals a year that stopped me from making the final switch.

Then one day, two thoughts made it very easy to permanently become vegetarian.

Vegetarian Dishes

I really thought about the meat industry. It is not a kind one. The pain and fear that permeates the animals lives, permeates the meat. I decided I did not want to eat pain and fear. I did not want to contribute to that. I wanted to stop ignoring what I was putting into my mouth and actually feel good about what I was eating and what my food money was contributing to. I changed my focus. I had been focused on all of the food I would not be able to eat instead of focusing on what I would be able to eat. I chose to let the thoughts of deprivation go. On each menu, I would focus on the deliciousness I would be able to enjoy. That change made me feel that I could completely give up meat because there was still a world of food that I would be able to eat. This mindset also opened the door to culinary creativity. There are variety of meat substitutes and vegetarian recipes that replicate many meat-based dishes.

Becoming vegetarian just takes a shift in thought. Once you do that, making the final switch is simple.

Vegetarian - The Final Switch

Danea Horn started Creative Affirmations as a resource to assist people with the journey toward a life they choose. Topics include: gratitude, visualization, mind power, healing, writing affirmations and affirmation techniques. Please visit me online at: http://www.creativeaffirmations.com

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