Monday, February 23, 2009

Meat.org

As humans we have tendencies or ways of life that are hard to overcome. On the road to finding myself and who I really am, I came across something horrifying. Its something we all know about but have yet to really process and realize. Animals are part of our foodchain but they are also a part of Mother Earth. Many people think that being or becoming vegetarian is pointless. The most common responses I have recieved from people are, " Animals are part of the food chain," "You need the protein only meat can provide for you," " If you stop eating meat it won't affect anything, it's pointless," "If you dont't eat meat, animals will overpopulate." Many of these responses are cheap excuses.

Many people don't bother to research what they are basing their arguments on. Protein can be found in many other sources besides meat. Soy products are definitely a good source of protein. Beans, nuts, and things of this nature also have protein. Most people in the world are obnivores. It is a difficult thing to achieve, to be or become vegetarian. What this means is leaving part of your old life behind, a life your entire family lives. A lot of people fail in the process but becoming a vegetarian is definitely worth it. It is the challenge that I am currently taking.

If this site does not move you in any way or it doesn't cause any emotions, it's a disappointing truth. People are entitled to their way of life and their own opinions, just sometimes you would hope that people would have the same point of view as you do. The site Meat.org has a video on the main page, DO NOT watch if you have a weak stomach!!!)



The top picture when clicked leads to the link Meat.org.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The interesting parts of life.

People in your life always tell you to try new things and eventually you'll find that certain thing that motivates you or just makes you feel so much better. Well there are many things that can make you feel that way. I recently befriended a guy who works at an art gallery. About two or three weeks ago i went to check the place out. There had been an exhibition for the art of a artist named Lou Hicks. Her art is comtemporary art, simple but at the same time people can interpret it in different ways. Thats what makes art so beautiful, the different interpretations of people and the different meaning we can all get from it. Learning and having new experiences are always an amazing part of life.
I just wanted to share her art with you guys because i hope you guys enjoy it as much as i did. Another artist who's art is actually completely different from Lou Hick's art is an artist named Joanne Grune-Yanoff. Her art revolves around the human body, either a picture and it would be blurry or the molding of a body part. If you guys are interested you could visit this site Seraphin Gallery. Hope you guys enjoy it and get into it like i have.
Art can be something simple or something immensely complex or even both. Usually the simplest forms of art or designs are the most complex, they have the most meaning behind them. Of course this isn't always necessarily true but it's my opinion, someone else might believe that it's the complete opposite. Well thank you for your time, i hope you all have a great week off and hope you had fun on Valentine's day.