tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post7232849449496054590..comments2024-03-13T05:37:09.433-07:00Comments on A (soy) Bean: Being Vegan Everywhere and With All ThingsAbby Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post-81583348985922815242012-07-18T06:41:03.167-07:002012-07-18T06:41:03.167-07:00Abby,
Very well written and great photos too.Abby, <br /><br />Very well written and great photos too.My Vegan Guthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954381639643098396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post-42792628864787302052012-07-13T12:12:52.321-07:002012-07-13T12:12:52.321-07:00Andrea- I find it's so much easier to do in pe...Andrea- I find it's so much easier to do in person; isn't that odd? Unfortunately I have some eager officemates who forget that cream isn't vegan, etc., but for the most part I'm very lucky. Although, on occasion, the same fate befalls my edible contributions; people will eat all kinds of gross stuff (including bacon cookies), but slap the word vegan on it and it's frightening! I hope you ate every last crumb of what I'm sure was a delicious cake.Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post-21930423166771807582012-07-13T10:53:41.539-07:002012-07-13T10:53:41.539-07:00Great post - I admire your ability to engage peopl...Great post - I admire your ability to engage people in thoughtful discussions without offending them. And your willingness to do so. My office mates were very thoughtful, always making sure to bring vegan items to potlucks or order pizza sans cheese. BUT, i remember one ghastly event where I brought a beautiful chocolate cake to an office baby shower and it sat there untouched while the other baked goods disappeared, because no one wanted to eat vegan baked goods while there were other choices. Sigh.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post-72345834893523274212012-07-12T23:03:22.010-07:002012-07-12T23:03:22.010-07:00BYOL- While I agree that harm reduction is the mai...BYOL- While I agree that harm reduction is the main goal, many people simply are NOT doing enough, precisely because they won't endure even the slightest inconvenience. I just can't give people credit for knowing the problem and not taking the appropriate steps to do something about it. Complaining that it's too inconvenient to find non-milk creamer for your coffee, for instance, is a wholly selfish excuse for not living a compassionate life. The best I can do is live by example; not only is it easy to be vegan, but it's a pleasure to live life with a clear conscience.Abby Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060920122127099172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710373573705518216.post-80225735622207171682012-07-12T15:18:14.763-07:002012-07-12T15:18:14.763-07:00Amazing post. Absolutely love it.
Personally, I h...Amazing post. Absolutely love it. <br />Personally, I hate it when people stand on their soap box and call others posers for not doing enough, in my opinion that hurts more animals than it helps as it alienates people away from making change. (then again telling people fur is gross, probably doesn't help much either ;) As Howard Zinn said, "small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power than can transform the world.” And as vegan activist and SHAC 7 defendant, Darius Fulmer once told me, "every flood started with a single drop of rain." Glad to see this harm reduction approach taking hold!BYOLhttp://bringyourownlentils.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com