Today is the last day of the week long vegan challenge I’ve been doing. It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be! (Being vegetarian for most of my life probably helped to make the transition easier). 
I’m not sure if I’ll keep up with it forever, but I definitely think I’ll be dramatically reducing my dairy intake no matter what. Substituting almond milk for regular milk, and only eating eggs from our local farmers market!

Sometimes people don’t want to talk about pain and they feel talking about pain is degrading or depressing. ‘Let’s not talk about death, let’s not talk about illness, let’s not talk about the tied up, claustrophobic feeling of neurotic upheavals. Let’s not talk about the heartbreak of being in relationships…
This is our life and what we have to realize is that talking about pain is a celebration. It’s a celebration of life. It’s acknowledging that there’s nothing wrong with anything, whether it’s life or death. There’s nothing wrong with anything. In fact, quite the opposite. Whatever we go through in life, we’re in the presence of sacred mysteries, always.
Reggie Ray (via yogachocolatelove)