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Chris is a very dear friend that I met through Facebook. We have a very similar thinking and I enjoy reading his posts. Once he wrote something that I would like to share with you here.
Thank you Chris for the permission to re-post this in my tiny humble blog ♥
I hope you will soon start your own blog - it is a pity your works get lost on Facebook, besides Facebook's questionable copyright policy on things posted there.
So Ladies and Gentleman:
Please Stop Obsessing About Animal Cruelty
If you're interested, I have a few tips on how to keep your sanity & be happier than you might be. I'm not naming names, but there are a lot of people who need it. First, stop obsessing about animal cruelty. It only serves to anger you. Do you think if you skip a day, you'll forget it exists? There are many pages (that I no longer visit) that are almost entirely composed of cruelty videos & pics. Like Wayne Dyer says, "Being informed is fine, but not being inundated." And I can't recall who he quotes (Einstein, maybe), but "No one ever discovered the Law of Floatation by studying why things sink."
What you focus on expands. Stop putting all your energy into things that anger you! There are 2 main reasons I only post a few cruelty videos or pics per month: 1) Every time I look at 1, I'm so angry, I want to break something & 2) Omnivores stay away from the pages of vegans who have a non-stop barrage of cruelty. My page is a wake-up call for them; other pages are avoided by them because no one wants to be constantly told what horrible people they are & if you'll notice, the angry vegans' pages contain comments primarily by other angry vegans. No happy person wants to read all that anger.
I've also noticed that the angry vegans (most of whom I've deleted because while I respect their pain, their overall energy is a downer) are angry about many other things: implants, raw vegans, 80/10/10, you name it. Of all the negative, hateful comments I've ever seen on FB, easily 99% are by vegans. You are representing the movement & as I've said before, the ONLY thing that matters is CONVERSION. If you aren't persuading people to change, you're wasting your time (& VERY few people are converted by being called corpsemunchers).
Venting is a complete waste of energy. It's what people do who don't know how to channel rage productively. Next, when you encounter 1 of these people, like 1 angry person on last night's status, the solution is to engage them briefly & if they persist, say goodbye. Period. Whenever I read negative, hateful comments on other people's pages, I just avoid the page & focus on something more positive. I still have veganazis & vegan police go off on me & others...so what? Let them stew in their negativity.
As for converting people, here's the biggest lesson of all: if someone is stubborn, MOVE ON! Do you realize there are literally tens of millions of people who are completely ignorant of their impact on health, animals & the environment? ALL your time should be spent getting the word out instead of arguing with people. I know many of you don't believe in the law of attraction or anything you can't explain, but it works. I've consciously meditated on love, abundance, positive change & compassion & look what's happened...I have a very clear path in life, have manifested my soulmate & have more amazing people flowing into my life than I know what to do with!
Take notice of how your body FEELS. Go to an angry vegan's page, read all the rage & bitterness & your stomach should be in knots. Then read comments by well, more people than I can list here. You should feel elated. Now seriously, who in her right mind chooses to feel like the former?! Last message I've mentioned many times: STOP with the infighting already! We are like freaking crabs in a bucket. Tearing down is what bitter, unenlightened people do instead of inspiring, educating & supporting.
I'm so grateful I've met so many truly amazing people, but most of us sane vegans are positively ashamed of the angry ones. We have to work extra hard to counter all their negativity & what they don't realize is by converting very few people, they're actually doing damage to the very animals they're trying to save. Look at it this way: you have several hundred or thousand friends. Why do you need negative, bitter, angry, devisive people in your life? Here's my suggestion: relish in the amazing people in your life & simply remove the negative ones. Life's too short not to be happy.
What you focus on expands. Stop putting all your energy into things that anger you! There are 2 main reasons I only post a few cruelty videos or pics per month: 1) Every time I look at 1, I'm so angry, I want to break something & 2) Omnivores stay away from the pages of vegans who have a non-stop barrage of cruelty. My page is a wake-up call for them; other pages are avoided by them because no one wants to be constantly told what horrible people they are & if you'll notice, the angry vegans' pages contain comments primarily by other angry vegans. No happy person wants to read all that anger.
I've also noticed that the angry vegans (most of whom I've deleted because while I respect their pain, their overall energy is a downer) are angry about many other things: implants, raw vegans, 80/10/10, you name it. Of all the negative, hateful comments I've ever seen on FB, easily 99% are by vegans. You are representing the movement & as I've said before, the ONLY thing that matters is CONVERSION. If you aren't persuading people to change, you're wasting your time (& VERY few people are converted by being called corpsemunchers).
Venting is a complete waste of energy. It's what people do who don't know how to channel rage productively. Next, when you encounter 1 of these people, like 1 angry person on last night's status, the solution is to engage them briefly & if they persist, say goodbye. Period. Whenever I read negative, hateful comments on other people's pages, I just avoid the page & focus on something more positive. I still have veganazis & vegan police go off on me & others...so what? Let them stew in their negativity.
As for converting people, here's the biggest lesson of all: if someone is stubborn, MOVE ON! Do you realize there are literally tens of millions of people who are completely ignorant of their impact on health, animals & the environment? ALL your time should be spent getting the word out instead of arguing with people. I know many of you don't believe in the law of attraction or anything you can't explain, but it works. I've consciously meditated on love, abundance, positive change & compassion & look what's happened...I have a very clear path in life, have manifested my soulmate & have more amazing people flowing into my life than I know what to do with!
Take notice of how your body FEELS. Go to an angry vegan's page, read all the rage & bitterness & your stomach should be in knots. Then read comments by well, more people than I can list here. You should feel elated. Now seriously, who in her right mind chooses to feel like the former?! Last message I've mentioned many times: STOP with the infighting already! We are like freaking crabs in a bucket. Tearing down is what bitter, unenlightened people do instead of inspiring, educating & supporting.
I'm so grateful I've met so many truly amazing people, but most of us sane vegans are positively ashamed of the angry ones. We have to work extra hard to counter all their negativity & what they don't realize is by converting very few people, they're actually doing damage to the very animals they're trying to save. Look at it this way: you have several hundred or thousand friends. Why do you need negative, bitter, angry, devisive people in your life? Here's my suggestion: relish in the amazing people in your life & simply remove the negative ones. Life's too short not to be happy.
