Animals Like Us 🐵

The question is not, "Can they reason?"

nor "Can they talk?" but, "Can they suffer?"

Jeremy Bentham

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental

test... consists of its attitude towards those

who are at its mercy: animals.

Milan Kundera

There is no fundamental difference between man

and animals in their ability to feel pleasure

and pain, happiness and misery.

Charles Darwin

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful

than parasitism. More fun, too.

Larry Wall

We become what we behold. We shape

our tools and then our tools shape us.

Marshall McLuhan

Man is by nature a political animal.

Aristotle

The animals of the world exist for their own

reasons. They were not made for humans

any more than black people were made

for white, or women created for men.

Alice Walker

Harm no other beings.

They are just your brothers and sisters.

Buddha

Animals suffer as much as we do.

True humanity does not allow us

to impose such sufferings on them.

Until we extend our circle of compassion to

all living beings, humanity will not find peace.

Albert Schweizer

Our task must be to free ourselves...

by widening our circle of compassion to

embrace all living creatures and the whole

of nature and its beauty.

Albert Einstein

The idea that we have the right to inflict suffering

and death on other sentient beings for the trivial

reasons of palate pleasure and fashion is,

without a doubt, one of the most arrogant and

morally repugnant notions in the history

of human thought.

Gary L. Francione

Sex and the City

The most important relationship is

the one you have with yourself.

Diane Von Furstenberg

Your task is not to seek for love,

but merely to seek and find all the barriers

within yourself that you have built against it.

Rumi

🌻 What is Veganism? 🌱

Veganism is a philosophy and way of living

which seeks to exclude - as far as is possible

and practicable - all forms av exploitation of,

and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or

any other purpose; and by extension,

 promotes the development and use of

animal-free alternatives for the benefit

of animals, humans and the environment.

In dietary terms it denotes the practice

of dispensing with all products

derived wholly or partly from animals.

The Vegan Society

If we could live happy and healthy lives

without harming others, why wouldn't we?

Pam Ahern

A good heart will refuse the happiness

built on misfortune of others.

Saadie

We know we cannot be kind to animals

until we stop exploiting them -

exploiting animals in the name of science,

exploiting animals in the name of sport,

exploiting animals in the name of fashion,

and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.

César Chávez

My own view is that being vegan is not an end

in itself, but a means towards reducing both

human and animal suffering and leaving a

habitable planet to future generations.

Peter Singer

We cut the throat of a calf and hang him up

by the heels to bleed to death so that our veal

cutlet may be white; we nail geese to a board

and cram them with food because we like

the taste of liver disease; we tear birds to pieces

to decorate our women's hats; we mutilate

domestic animals for no reason at all except

to follow an instinctively cruel fashion;

and we connive at the most abominable

tortures in the hope of discovering some

magical cure for our own diseases by them.

Bernard Shaw

The time will come when humanity will extend

its mantle over everyone who breathes.

Jeremy Bentham

We don't want to focus on the trees

at the expense of the forest.

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Veganism serves as the criterion by which

we know that the pursuit of moral progress

on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

Veganism is the acid test of humanitarianism.

Leo Tolstoy

Every effort should be made to stop

the wanton, cruel slaughter of animals,

which must be destructive to our morals.

Nikola Tesla

A civilized society must count animals as

worthy of moral consideration and ethical

treatment. The question is not, Can they

reason? nor Can they talk? but,

Can they suffer?

Jeremy Bentham

If you don't want to be beaten, imprisoned,

mutilated, killed or tortured, then you

shouldn't condone such behavior towards

anyone, be they human or not.

Moby

The assumption that animals are without

rights and the illusion that our treatment

of them has no moral significance is a

positively outrageous example of human

crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion

is the only guarantee of morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Whether we exploit animals to eat, wear, to

entertain us, or to learn, the truth of animal

rights requires empty cages, not larger cages.

Tom Regan

Our task must be to free ourselves

by widening our circle of compassion

to embrace all living creatures.

Albert Einstein

It is not an act of kindness to treat animals

respectfully. It is an act of justice.

Tom Regan

I don't care whether they are capable of

thinking; all I care about is that they

are capable of suffering!

Jeremy Bentham

We don't acually give anything up.

We merely stop taking what was

never ours to take.

Richie Kul

Why Don't Vegans Ride Animals? 🐎

The animals of the world exist for their own

reasons. They were not made for humans

any more than black people were made

for white, or women created for men.

Alice Walker

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making

him carry me, and yet assure myself and others

that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease

his lot by all possible means - except

by getting off his back.

Leo Tolstoy

He who is not a good servant

will not be a good master.

Plato

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain,

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson

Masculine Behaviors in Women

What is the most beautiful in virile

men is something feminine;

what is most beautiful in feminine

women is something masculine.

Susan Santog

1. Bragging.

2. Planning dates.

3. Masculine mannerisms: body language, the way that you walk and move your hands, fast movements in a sloppy way, facial expressions,  tone of voice, cursing, interrupting, being defensive, giving unsolicited advice, telling people what to do, arguing.

4. Being too independent.

A Feminine Impression - Unbecoming & Masculine Behaviors

- Femininity; compassion, servitude, love, kindness.

- Know when to speak, how much to speak and whom to speak to.

- Interrupting others.

- Adding on to people's comments.

- Offering to pay on dates.

- Having a nasty attitude; talking bad about people, gossiping, seeing the worst in every situation. Rolling your eyes, crossing your arms, looking uninterested, complaining, having a stale face, using profanity, cussing people out.

- Emasculating men.

A Feminine Impression - Being Used For Money

1. Being unapproachable.

2. Overtalking and dominating conversations.

3. Being dismissive.

4. Seeing your value in your achievements.

5. Downplaying femininty and feminine women.

6. Being too independent.

7. Being difficult and won't listen.

Show compassion  to animals.

Unlike humans, they are never wicked.

Haile Selassie

Matthew 7:1-5

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

For in the same way you judge others,

you will be judged,

and with the measure you use,

it will be measured to you.

- Stepping into your stance.

- Dealing with negative feelings.

- Discipline.

- Desire.

Money, Money, Money... 💰

The best investment you can make,

is an investment in yourself.

Warren Buffet

Continuous effort is the key

to unlocking your potential.

Winston Churchill

A calm mind, a fit body, and a house full of love.

These cannot be bought.

They must be earned.

Naval Ravikant

There are two ways to increase your wealth.

Increase your means or decrease your wants.

The best is to do both at the same time.

Benjamin Franklin

What are your financial goals and what are you willing to give up to get there?

1. Determine your need.

2. Sell what you don't need. Tax deductible donations.

3. Make a meal plan.

4. Enjoy simplicity.

5. Repair and take care.

6. Research. 

Is it worth the cost?

What will be the cost per use?

Will I get enough value out of it?

Is it something I want to take care of?

Is it worth taking up space in my home?

7. Shop second hand.

8. Remove temptations.

Beware of little expenses.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

Benjamin Franklin

1. Don't save - invest!

2. Negotiate.

3. Assess your true needs.

Is this vital for my well-being?

Is this something I need for my day-to-day routine?

Is this purchase out of my own insecurity

or something the media is pushing me to buy?

If I didn't buy this, what's the worst that could happen?

4. Create a financial calendar.

5. Know your number.

6. Research community resources.

7. Take advantage of credit cards.

8. Cultivate relationships around you.

1. Know your "happiness number".

2. Keep lifestyle inflation in check.

3. Invest in your well-being first.

4. Focus on building your story. Don't compare yourself to others.

5. Choose the option that brings the most value.

If it doesn't bring peace, profits or purpose

then don't give it your time, energy or attention.

Morgan Richard Olivier

Right to Rescue

Never, never be afraid to do what's right,

especially if the well-being of a person

or animal is at stake. Society's punishments

are small compared to the wounds we inflict

on our soul when we look the other way.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jo Frederiks

Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur

in laboratories and are called medical research.

Bernard Shaw

I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All

the scientific discoveries stained with innocent

blood I count as of no consequence.

Mahatma Gandhi

Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.

River Phoenix

Vivisection is a social evil because if it

advances human knowledge, it does so

at the expense of human character.

Bernard Shaw

Whether we exploit animals to eat, wear, to

entertain us, or to learn, the truth of animal

rights requires empty cages, not larger cages.

Tom Regan

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

Adam Smith

One has a moral responsibility

to disobey unjust laws.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence.

Arrest for its breach is more so.

Mahatma Gandhi

We are all victims of the violence that animals

suffer... their liberation is also our liberation.

Bernard Shaw

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence

does not entitle one human to use another

for his or her own ends, how can it entitle

humans to exploit non-humans?

Peter Singer

Why should the law refuse its protection to any

sensitive being? The time will come when

humanity will extend its mantle

over everyone who breathes.

Jeremy Bentham

There is no fundamental difference between man

and animals in their ability to feel pleasure

and pain, happiness and misery.

Charles Darwin

Word 🎶

From beasts we scorn as soulless,

In forest, field and den,

The cry goes up to witness,

The soullessness of men.

M. Frida Hartley

Thou never didst them wrong, nor no man

wrong; And as the butcher takes away the calf

And binds the wretch, and beats him when he

strays, Bearing him to the bloody slaughter-

house, Even so remorseless have they borne him

hence; And as the dam runs lowing up and

down, Looking the way her harmless young

went, And can do nought but wail

her darling's loss.

William Shakespeare

Anything with a face I don't taste.

Anything with an eye or two I don't chew.

Anything with a mouth stays out of my mouth.

Will.i.am

💞 Cow 🐄

We know things about her that no one should

ever know, or want to know, about a fellow

being... the taste, texture and flavor of every

aspect of her despair, degradation and defeat.

We know every detail of what we have forced

her to be - an object to consume and excrete.

What we don't know, what we don't want to

know, is what we must know if we are

to restore our own humanity: who she is.

Joanna Lucas

Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing

creatures; none show more passionate tenderness

to their young when deprived of them; and,

in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep

love for these quiet creatures.

Thomas de Quincey

If we could live happy and healthy lives

without harming others, why wouldn't we?

Pam Ahern

Create all the happiness you are able to create;

remove all the misery you are able to remove.

Every day will allow you, will invite you to

add something to the pleasure of others,

or to diminish something of their pains.

Jeremy Bentham

To know even one life has breathed easier

because you have lived. This is

to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Animals have personalities like people.

Walt Disney

A mother's love does not derive from

the intellect but from the emotions,

in animals just as in humans.

Maimonides

 If we could live happy and healthy lives

without harming others,

why wouldn't we?

Pam Ahern

🏡 Home is where the Heart is

Your home should tell the story

of who you are.

Nate Berkus

Environment is the invisible hand

that shapes our behavior.

James Clear

The way you select the things you own represent

the criteria by which you make choices in

every aspect of your life, including your

relationships with people and your job.

Marie Kondo

1. Create a plan.

2. Create a sorting system. Sell, donate and trash. 

3. Ask the right decisions:

Have I used it in the past month?

Do I use it regularly?

Is it broken, expired, never used, empty?

Is there a duplicate?

Do I have the space to store it?

What's the worst that could happen if I get rid of it?

Does it spark joy? Does it make my life easier?

4. Ask yourself what you want to keep.

5. Find a home for all the items.

Day 1: Living room

1.1 Decor items

1.2 Books

1.3 Photos and albums

1.4 DVDs

1.5 Furniture

Day 2: Bedroom

2.1 Clothes

2.2 Shoes and accessories

2.3 Skincare and makeup

2.4 Wallets and bags

Day 3: Kitchen

3.1 Pots and pans

3.2 Pantry items

3.3 Expired food and empty condiments

3.4 Junk drawer

Day 4: Bathroom

4.1 Bedsheets and linen

4.2 Towels

4.3 Empty bottles, samples, old medicine

Day 5: Office room

5.1 Old tech gadgets

5.2 Charging cables, batteries, wires

5.3 Paper clutter

5.4 Old hobbies and art supplies

5.5 Sentimental items

Day 6: Digital

6.1 Digital media

6.2 Contacts

6.3 Unsubscribe

6.4 Data management

6.5 Desktop

Day 7: Outside

7.1 Car

7.2 Balcony

- Always use it up, donate or recycle.

1. Photo frames.

2. Vases.

3. Dead plants.

4. Od or scented candles.

5. Essential oils or incense you don¨t use.

6. Old magazines.

7. DVDs.

8. Extra notebooks.

9. Books you don't read.

10. Outdated textbooks.

11. Extra earphones.

12. Misc charges & cords.

13. Originals packaging.

14. Camera & laptop accessories.

15. Warranties and instruction manuals.

16. Insurance policies shred.

17. Old credit cards

18. Receips.

19. Blurry photos.

20. Board games.

21. Craft supplies and old hobbies.

22. Random keys.

23. Foreign currency.

24. Neglected exercise equipment.

25. Outdoor toys.

26. Old gadgets and toys.

27. Pet toys.

28. Repair parts for things you don't have.

29. Cheap hangers.

30. Old sheets.

31. Extra blankets.

32. Watch & accessories you don't wear.

33. Clothes that don't fit.

34. Fancy outfits for specifik events.

35. Uncomfortable shoes.

36. Free shirts.

37. Swag gifts.

38. Unwanted gifts.

39. Totes & backpacks.

40. Empty bottles.

41. Travel size toiletries.

42. Old makeup.

43. Expired medicine or supplements.

44. Cooking tools and appliances.

45. Duplicates.

46. Expired foods.

47. Jars & containers without lids.

48. Extra plates, mugs, cups.

49. Old spices.

50. Food containers.

- Am I still getting value out of this item? (the living room)

- When was the last time I used this item? (the kitchen)

- Do I have duplicates? (the bathroom)

- How does this fit into my lifestyle? (the closet)

- What does it mean to you?

- Take your time to declutter.

- It's not always about being practical.

- Don't feel guilty. Life happens.

- Letting go give us freedom.

- Decluttering is a lifestyle and a habit.

Putting your house in order, if you can do it,

is one of the most comforting activites,

and the benefits are incalculable.

Leonard Cohen

1. Figure out what kind of closet you need.

2. Play around with the layout.

3. Choose a light colour.

4. Include a light carpet.

5. Lights!

6. Clear shelving.

7. Clear storage.

8. Make your every day items take priority.

9. Use the same hangers.

10. Colour cordinate.

11. Group items per category.

12. Buy a foot stool.

13. Have identical storage.

14. Seasonal organisation.

15. Store clothes away.

16. Do not hang knitwear.

17. Do not stack.

18. Label your drawers.

19. Pay attention to gaps in your wardrobe.

20. Invest in a hanger sliding system.

1. 20 minute daily cleaning.

2. Schedule a deep clean.

3. Clean the fridge every time you grocery shop.

4. Clean as you cook.

5. Fold the KonMari way.

6. Make a home for every item.

7. Create a declutter box.

8. Scan important documents.

If you want to clean less, own less.

Courtney Carver