day uno

my first day not eating animals was a success.

i had hash-brown tacos con home-made salsa roja for breakfast, and a green smoothie mid-day snack consisting of mango manzana y spinach.

for lunch i had chilaquiles (tortillas, chile rojo, queso), which made me question my consumption of dairy. i only have cheese in quesadillas o on chilaquiles; and eggs for breakfast and the occasional french toast. milk would be hard to give up because of my cafe indulgence. while ive tried soy, coconut, almond and rice milk, i thoroughly enjoy my cafe con leche de vaca. but given that ive decided to stop eating animals, i think the industrial production of food might mean ill probably refrain from animal products. aver que pasa.

for dinner i made hummus. i had never made hummus before. but i did it in 5 mins y la neta estubo delicioso. used it as a spread for aguacate tomate chile morron y cebolla tacos. making hummus that easily made me think that if im really going to do this, i might as well become the best non-animal cook on earth. ill be trying from now on.

home-made hummus in 5 minutes

the food came rather easily. i am decent in the kitchen. what struck me more was what happened during my run and then at home.

while running through the woods i cam across a deer. it wasnt my first time. i always stop to acknowledge; trying to get closer as the deer run away. today the deer did not run away. it let me walk a few feet away from it while taking pictures with my phone. i realized it wasnt going to scurry so i continued my run.

the deer knew i was now friendly

later at home with my wife and i noticed a bumble bee had gotten stuck between our window and screen. i figured it would eventually die like dragonflies would on the house walls in acaponeta, mexico. but i started to feel bad for the bee. i started to think that it must be stressed and desperate. although i was extremely cautious because a bug bite landed me in the hospital last year, i figured out a way to guide the bee to a hole in the screen. it took a while, but the bee flew away.

i think my deer did not run because he was able to perceive my new awareness. and i know i helped the bee because of it.

while i know not everyday will be as memorable, i am excited to see what this journey will offer.