Gosh, Andrea, thank you so much for writing this fantastic post. I've been thinking about alll the things you have been saying recently, especially since the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh and have been writing along similar lines.

I agree with what you say especially about imposing ideas. When you think deeply about things, such as meat, it's inevitable you want to share what you have learned. I also feel very sensitive towards animals, so I can not bear seeing them hurt in any way - I have to turn the television off and walk out the room if there is something on the news. At the same time, I would eat meat but shut that part down in my brain until I could make the connection and felt safe to stop eating meat. No one could tell me, but maybe along the way the throught process came together Thank you for another wonderful post. Best wishes