I spent the weekend near Derby at the SCM (Student Christian Movements) big conference listening to some incredible chat, and contributing some probably less amazing chat myself. At some point, I’m not sure exactly when or in response to what I scribbled a note at the side of a page in my journal. In untidy pencil scrawl I wrote “to care is not enough.” Despite not remembering why I wrote it that scribble felt as if it had been inscribed behind my eyelids. Simultaneously to this spending time with loads of vegans convinced me that my last remaining excuses for joining them were simply not enough to justify it. So, as of yesterday I have been a vegan. I’m not making any promises that I’ll stay with it (after all its only been a day and a half) but right now I’m intending it to be a long-term change. Over the next few weeks I will be looking at ways to change things in my life, to draw me closer to my ideals. Step 1 (after veganism) is to make an inventory of all the plastics I use, and figure out ways to cut down on them (buying packaging-light, or non-packaged goods, more ways to recycle stuff etc). I’ll let you know how it all goes, and what step 2 is when I get one.
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