If you want to be a good person, you’ve probably run into some form of hesitation before. After all, while they tell us to stand up for the little guy and do the right thing when we’re growing up, we quickly learn that the real world is more complicated than that.
Continue reading Who’s supposed to speak up?
Hello, and welcome to Eight Years In. And if you’re a returning reader, welcome back! As many of you may know, here on Eight Years In, we love veganism. That being said, after nine years of living a vegan lifestyle, I have a lot to say about veganism’s little failures and downsides. And there’s something in the vegan community that I feel could and should be improved. There’s this idea that veganism is essentially bulletproof, infallible, and the be-all, end-all. And well, if you ask me, that’s simply not true.
Continue reading Where Veganism Fails
If you are interested in being eco-friendly, you’ve probably heard of the phrase Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But what does that mean, actually? And how can you go about it? That’s what I want to discuss with you today.
Continue reading Recycling isn’t enough-what it truly means to reduce, reuse and recycle
Hello and welcome back to Eight Years In. I like to talk a lot on here about things that we can do to make this world a better place. It’s all so external. And that’s great and important. But the fact is, everyone comes to a certain point in their life where they have nothing to give. And that’s okay. But it’s how we deal with it that makes all the difference.
Continue reading Improve the world by prioritizing yourself
We all know that being a good person and making a difference in this world is a twisted bundle of expectations and ideas, but what if it’s actually more simple than we think?
Continue reading How to be part of the solution (and start saving the world)
Today, we’re talking about a simple concept, but one that is, perhaps rife with nuance. And that is, of course, doing your best.
Continue reading Try Your Best
In this world, we’re given a finite amount of resources. Time, money, energy, health, and so on and so forth. It’s up to us to figure out what to do with them. And if you’re looking to really make a difference with what you have, you may want to consider volunteering your time.
Continue reading How (and why) to start volunteering
We hear a lot about water conservation these days in circles that are concerned about the environment and personal responsibility. And you know, that’s for good reason. The fact is, most of us are using more than we need to. So for those of us who are living our daily lives and want to know what we can do to do our part, let’s talk about the little things. Things we can all be mindful of, to save water.
Continue reading What can I do to save water?
I know, it’s odd to see a vegan blog talking about the incompleteness of veganism. But this site for me goes a bit beyond veganism, and that is for the reasons that we’re going to talk about today.
Continue reading It’s not just about veganism