posted August 20, 2005 02:00 AM         

Sounds emotionally disturbing for a child, but when is the right time to expose them to this sort of thing?

posted August 20, 2005 10:38 AM         

This film is profoundly beautiful and will inspire you in many ways. We take so much for granted, have such a sense of entitlement in our lives...

It's my hope that seeing the emotional depth of beautiful creatures will inspire more to become vegetarians.

posted August 20, 2005 10:40 AM         

Oh, and the lessons of love in this film filled my heart.

posted August 22, 2005 02:38 PM         

1/2 of all baking soda sold in the US is sold to cattle ranches. Why? because cows get severe indigestion. Why? Because cows disestional tract is made for grass and not corn, which is fed to cows to make a better tasting piece of meat.

egg hens are housed in small metal cages and have very little room to move and an artificial light simulating daytime is used in order yield more eggs. once the eggs are layed, they go down to a conveyor belt so the chicken continues to instinctually lay her eggs. a typical egg hen lays 300-400 eggs in a year which is about close to thier life span. also, hens can become canibalistic so they remove thier beaks.

posted August 24, 2005 09:39 AM         

Why does your body not thrive on being vegetarian? I am merely curious, because I am finding that the closer I come to being vegan, the better I feel.

posted August 31, 2005 01:07 AM         

I have tried several times to eat a more vegetarian diet when I was younger and failed each time. I was just so dang hungry all the time. Being a virgo, popular astrology often says our delicate systems thrive on a lighter, vegitarian diet.

In my case it's not so. My blood type is O+, which according to a popular theory, is the "carnivore" blood type group. The next thing I had done which corresponds with the blood type theory is the Metabolic type testing, which in my case proved I'm a fast oxidizer, therefore I burn through carbs more quickly..and do better with a high fat/meat protein diet. These types need animal meat, particularly red meat, oils from nuts, to sustain energy and overall well-being.

I'm not crazy about the idea, to my chagrin, I *try* to listen to my body/

Being 6 months pregnant, right now I would much rather eat things like coco pebbles and chow-mein and reeses peanut butter cups.

Do you know your blood type? You are most likely an "A" if you are thriving on a Vegan diet//..accorfing to the blood type theory.

posted September 01, 2005 09:17 AM         

Honestly, I've read nothing compelling about the blood type theory. It doesn't ring true to me in the least.

Congrats on your pregnancy! Do you know the sex of your child?

posted September 06, 2005 01:30 AM         

thanks~

As far as the blood type~ I dunno, but I thought since I was feeling so crappy I would try it (a friend recommended the book)

A few months ago out of curiosity, I met with a nutritionist and had my metabolic typing done. surprisingly, the recommended diet was very similar to the blood type diet. Also, type o+ is supposed to do better w/ plenty of vegetables/fruit, just not complex carbs such as grains; rice; breads etc.

I'm still learning what works for me~ studying my energy levels and reactions.

The body is facinating isn't it?

posted September 06, 2005 10:40 AM         

I think it's possible to do harm to child's soul by exposing them to things they are not ready for. And how would you know she IS ready for it? What's the point of the running that risk? Much better to let her have a pet, even a hamster or some fish, and when they die, she will in a more natural way come to know about death.

Hate it when parents try to make their kids grow up ASAP like they have a plane to catch. Children's souls are precious and sensitive. I always distrust and at times despise the media which touts idiotic products, because everything, after all, is about consume, consume, consume, and when it comes to movies it's no different.

Just the fact that you are hesitating, lovely*, means you are having a little inner voice cautioning you, and I think you should listen to it.

posted September 06, 2005 10:46 AM         

Has anyone ever seen the movie The Bear?

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"You must live in the infinite blackness that exists when I close my eyes. I see you when I fall asleep, I see you when I dream."

posted September 06, 2005 01:35 PM         

To reinforce the fear of death is, to me, the true crime. The only thing more natural than death, is life. They are in fact one and the same.

Yes, death is painful for the living. But it is not the end; it is only part of the cycle. To perpetuate the myth that death of the body the end of life, just continues the level of misinformation in which we live.

I truly don't understand why a parent would "shield" a child from the mystery and the beauty of the transition of one life to the next. It would be far more comforting to grow up knowing that who and what we are continue on long after the body passes into dust.

Change your perspective, and you change the world.

btw, Yes, I saw The Bear years ago.

lovely, congratulations on the impending birth of your daughter. And continue with the diet you feel works best for you. For me, while it remains true that in order to eat, something must die, I just don't want to eat sentient creatures.