[Stephen]

I really wouldnt worry too much about what other people think. In fact I think it's a tell tale sign of character maturity, when suddenly you understand you dont give a fiddler's fart what anyone else thinks anymore.

Over the past 4 years I have freed myself of the evils of eating animals. I have just almost achieved my first anniversary of living without the nonsense of alcohol and have recently kicked caffeine out of my life as well.

Contrary to what the hoi polloi think about 'abstention', 'withdrawal', 'limiting'. 'spartan' or such like: it is on the other hand enlightening, empowering, clarifying and deeply illuminating of how the vast majority of people in western society are contaminated and unknowingly addicted to socially acceptable narcotics and processed spew that will kill yourself and your children whilst making a few; and I mean a very few, rich at your expense.


The other lesson I have learned over these past few years is that you will never change a bad habit until you can convince yourself that the reasons why you are doing them are ethically suspect. Furthermore, will power IS required. But it is so much easier to change for the better when you have unloaded all the programs from your brain which were disenfranchising and install your new outlook on life as a replacement.