🥩Meat is Murder 🐑🐖🐄🐓

From beasts we scorn as soulless,

In forest, field and den,

The cry goes up to witness,

The soullessness of men.

M. Frida Hartley

Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.

Benjamin Franklin

Jo Frederiks

The butcher with his bloody apron incites

bloodshed, murder... From cutting the throat

of a young calf to cutting the throats of

our brothers and sisters is but a step.

While we ourselves are living

graves of murdered animals...

Isadora Duncan

You either approve of violence or you don't,

and nothing on Earth is more violent

or extreme than the meat industry.

Morrissey

Feeling comfortable?

Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty

for what it is - whether its victim is human

or animal - we cannot expect things

to be much better in this world.

Rachel Carson

Cruelty to animals is as if man did not love

God... there is something so satanic in

tormenting those who have never harmed us,

and who cannot defend themselves,

who are utterly in our power.

John Henry Newman

Jo Frederiks

However scrupulously the slaughterhouse is

concealed in the graceful distance of miles,

there is complicity.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Unless and until you are prepared to look

at the whole truth; and wherever it may go,

if you want to look the other way or

if you want to play favourites, then

somewhere along the line you're going to

find out that you're messing with divine justice.

Jordan Maxwell

Truly man is the king of beasts.

We live by the death of others.

We are burial places.

Leonardo da Vinci

Jo Frederiks

All beings tremble before violence.

All fear death, all love life.

See yourself in others.

Then whom can you hurt?

What harm can you do?

Buddha

If you don't like seeing pictures of violence

towards animals being posted,

you need to help stop the violence,

not the pictures.

Marie Sarantakis

Jo Frederiks

Ruthless man... You turn against the dead flesh,

it revolts you, it must be transformed by fire,

boiled and roasted, seasoned and disguised with

drugs; you must have butchers, cooks, turnspits,

men who will rid the murder if its horrors,

who will dress the dead bodies so that the taste

deceived by these disguises will not reject what

is strange to it, and will feast on corpses,

the very sight of which would sicken you.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Indifference is the acid of life.

It erodes all the spirit that's in us

and makes us useless to anyone else.

Joan D. Chittister

The scariest thing about hearing the slaughter

is the silence that comes afterwards...

because you know there was a life...

and now there isn't.

Tal Gilboa

Who We Really Are

The whole universe is sum up in the human

being. Devil is not a monster waiting to

trap us. He is a voice inside. Look for your

devil in yourself, not in the others. Don't

forget that the one who knows his devil,

knows his God.

Shams Tabrizi

Jo Frederiks

10 percent of any population is cruel,

no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful,

no matter what, and the remaining

80 percent can be moved in any direction.

Susan Sontag

When all are guilty, no one is;

and the very magnitude of the crime

becomes the best excuse for doing nothing.

Hannah Arendt

Tsunami of Indifference

Evil thrives on apathy

and cannot exist without it.

Hannah Arendt

Any of us has the capacity for atrocity - 

just as each of us has the capacity for heroism.

David Mamet

Jo Frederiks

Your beliefs become your thoughts,

your thoughts become your words,

you words become your actions,

your actions become your habits,

your habits become your values,

your values become your destiny.

Mahatma Gandhi

A long habit of not thinking a thing is wrong,

gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

Thomas Paine

Jo Frederiks

Tomorrow the sun will rise to a world

without you in it. You've been given

no reason to live yet you'll fight for another

day in a world that broke your spirit,

that took your freedom and that

showed you the depth of cruelty

capable by humankind.

Emma Hurst

Only with awareness of carnism

can we reclaim our freedom of choice;

without awareness, there is no free choice.

Melanie Joy

Individuals

The systematic torture of sentient beings,

whatever the pretext and in whatever form,

cannot achieve anything more than it

already has: to show us what is the lowest

point of debasement man can reach.

Joaquin Phoenix

Often, vegan advocates assume that a person's

defensiveness is the result of selfishness or

apathy, when in fact it is much more likely

the result of systematic and intensive

social conditioning.

Melanie Joy

There are no conditions to which a person cannot

grow accustomed, especially if he sees that

everyone around him lives in the same way.

Leo Tolstoy

Execution of the Soul

Monsters exist, but they are too few in number

to be truly dangerous. More dangerous

are the common men, the functionaries

ready to believe and to act

without asking questions.

Primo Levi

Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself;

whoever does injustice, does it to himself,

making himself evil.

Marcus Aurelius

The individual has always had to struggle

to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.

If you try it, you will be lonely often, and

sometimes frightened. But no price is too high

to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Rudyard Kipling

Both optimists and pessimists contributes

to society. The optimist invents the airplane,

the pessimist the parachute.

George Bernard Shaw

Life is no brief candle to me.

It is a sort of splendid torch

which I have got a hold of for the moment and

I want to make it burn as brightly as possible

before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

Freedom from Indoctrination

I have always felt that the way we treat animals

is a pretty good indicator of the compassion

we are capable of for the human race.

Ali MacGraw

A good heart will refuse the happiness

built on the misfortune of others.

Saadie

The line separating good and evil passes

not through states, nor between political

parties either - but right through

every human heart.

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

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

🌻 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.

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 the 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

Widely recognized as the foundational text

within the animal liberation movement,

Peter Singer's Animal Liberation opened

my eyes to the radical philosophy that all

animals are worthy of equal consideration.

Joaquin Phoenix

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

It is not an act of kindness to treat animals

respectfully. It is an act of justice.

Tom Regan

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

Animals have a right to live, and whilst that

sounds very simple, our culture has denied

them that right in so many ways. In the same

way as I think that humans deserve the chance

for a good life, I extend that to animals.

Paul McCartney

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

Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is,

humanity to animals, seems to be one of

the latest moral acquisitions.

Charles Darwin

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

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

Shame on such a morality that is worthy of

pariahs; and that fails to recognize the eternal

essence that exists in every living being,

and shines forth with inscrutable significance

from all eyes that see the sun!

Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

The greatest thing in the world is not so much

where we stand as in what direction

we are moving.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The vegan believes that if we are to be true

emancipators of animals we must renounce

absolutely our traditional and conceited

attitude that we have the right to use them

to serve our needs.

Donald Watson

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Alone we can do so little;

together we can do so much.

Helen Keller

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.

George Bernard Shaw

Do not take that which is not yours,

including the lives of other animals.

Anthony Douglas Williams

The time will come when humanity will extend

its mantle over everyone who breathes.

Jeremy Bentham

Mad Men

I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool

themselves. They didn't bother to find out who

or what I was. Instead they would invent

a character for me. I wouldn't argue

with them. They were obviously

loving somebody I wasn't.

Marilyn Monroe

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.

Friedrich Nietzsche

When a person can't find a deep sense

of meaning, they distract themselves

with pleasures.

Victor Frankl

People had a habit of looking at me as if I were

some kind of mirror instead of a person.

They didn't see me, they saw their own lewd

thoughts, then they white-masked themselves

by calling me the lewd one.

Marilyn Monroe

Everything that irritates us about others

can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Carl Jung

Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead

where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What separates the talented individual from

the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Stephen King

Man will always be attracted to the woman

who reflects his deepest vision of himself,

the woman whose surrender permits him

to experience a sense of self-esteem.

Ayn Rand

Change is the only constant in life.

Ones ability to adapt to those changes

will determine your success in life.

Benjamin Franklin

Emotional Intelligence 🪷

All that we are is the result

of what we have thought.

Buddha

Better keep yourself clean and bright:

you are the window through which

you must see the world.

George Bernard Shaw

Most people are other people. Their thoughts

are someone else's opinions, their lives

a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Oscar Wilde

The body benefits from movement,

and the mind benefits from stillness.

Sakyong Mipham

Instinct guides the animal better than the man.

In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray

by his reason and intelligence.

Denis Diderot

If a man thinks badly of you then he is worse

than you, those who are better than you

just don't care about you.

Nelson Mandela

You can't help what you feel,

but you can help how you behave.

Margaret Atwood

1. Identify the stressor.

2. Create a calming atmosphere.

3. Find an outlet for stress. Journal.

4. Boost physical health.

5. Practice relaxation techniques.

6. Reassess priorities and take action.

We cannot prevent birds from flying over

our heads, but we can keep them from

making nests on top of our heads.

Leo Tolstoy

1. Take a day off.

2. Do not engage in arguments and negative talk.

3. Remove negative influences.

4. Prayer and meditation.

5. Sleep and take care of yourself.

Your mind is like a garden - unless you

cultivate flowers, weeds will flourish.

Brian Tracy

1. Balance your day.

2. Find mindful practices that work for you.

3. Progress over perfection.

4. Never underestimate five minutes.

5. Ask yourself: Is this something I can control?

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear

understanding of one principle.

Some things are within your control.

And some things are not.

Epictetus

Freedom is what you do

with what's been done to you.

Jean-Paul Sartre

The burnt child, urged by rankling ire,

Can hardly wait to get back at the fire.

Ogden Nash

Feelings are for the soul

what food is for the body.

Rudolf Steiner

- Identify your triggers. Journal.

- Don't make decisions when you're emotional.

- Don't be a drama queen. 

- Don't tell. Journal.

- Don't bring your emotions to work.

- Don't try to bring other people down to your emotional level.

- Don't post on social media when you're emotional. 

- You reap what you sow even if you're trying to hide your identity while doing it.

Speak when you are angry and you will

make the best speech you will ever regret.

Ambrose Bierce

A Feminine Impression - Emotional Maturity

- Acknowledge your physical reactions to your feelings.

- Calm yourself down. Take deep breaths. Relax.

- Avoid being sarcastic.

- Create an emotional strategy before things happen.

- Take care of your health. Eat well, get enough sleep, exercise regularly.

- Avoid toxic situations, people and places.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble.

Pride is what keeps us there.

Mark Twain

A burning passion coupled with absolute

detachment is the key to all success.

Mahatma Gandhi

A Feminine Impression - Butterfly Mail

Emotional triggers

- How do you want people to experience you?

- Decide ahead of time how you're going to act in difficult situations.

- Set a time limit. Have an exit strategy. End the conversation first.

The mind unconsciously loves problems

because they give an identity of sorts.

This is normal, and it is insane.

Eckhart Tolle

1. Connect the dots.

2. See things clarly.

3. Feed your voice of reason.

4. Self-awareness.

5. Repeat to rewire.

6. Subconscious processing.

We do not learn from experience...

we learn from reflecting on experience.

John Dewey

Courage is grace under pressure.

Ernest Hemingway

Practice who you want to be every single day.

Michelle Obama

Never argue with stupid people.

They will drag you down to their level

and then beat you with experience.

Mark Twain

People search for, interpret, and favor

information in a way that confirms

or supports their existing beliefs.

Jonah Berger

Know how to listen, and you will profit

even from those who talk badly.

Plutarch

If anyone can show me, and prove to me,

that I am wrong in thought or deed,

I will gladly change. I seek the truth,

which never yet hurt anybody. It is only

persistence in self-delusion and ignorance

which does harm.

Marcus Aurelius

The superior person is calm and composed;

the lesser person is continuously

worried and distressed.

Confucius

Kindness is like snow - It beautifies

everything it covers.

Khalil Gibran

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters

will be ridiculous in serious matters.

Cato the Elder

The mind must have relaxation, and will rise

stronger and keener after recreation.

Seneca