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.
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Hello and welcome back to Eight Years In. (And if you’re new, welcome!) I’m Rebekah and I’ve been vegan for nine years now. If there’s something about veganism that I hear a lot, it’s that people don’t think they could give up cheese. Which I understand. Living in the Midwestern US, cheese was a big part of my diet before going vegan. And if you had asked me two months before going vegan if I could give up all animal products, I would have told you no way. (Once you explained to me what they were.)
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Hello, and welcome to Eight Years In! Here, we talk a lot about veganism and other things that we can do to make a difference and live an ethical life. If you’re thinking of going vegan, you’re probably going to wonder if being vegan is hard.
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I went to a nonvegan restaurant recently where I was really cared for. In fact, I wasn’t quite used to it. But when I really thought about it, I realized, this is how it should be. Not just because I like to be waited on, but for business. Let me explain.
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