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Paula Vandiver's avatar

Beautifully written!

My lessons have been that we can't speak elephant language to a cow. With all the complexities of this world of divisive religions and politics and how DIET effects our existence, not everyone gets us. You are very blessed to have other raw vegans in your physical space! As Jeff Juices stated in an interview about being in Bali, with all its issues, is that he's found a raw vegan community there and feels "NORMAL". I don't feel normal except with occasional meetings with raw vegans out of state and with online communication. Raw vegan festivals are expensive.

I'm creating more interactions in person this year since I FINALLY am there myself, by myself up here in the mountains of Colorado.

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Ellen Boemer's avatar

Ellen, this blog touched my heart deeply. I just had another butterfly/caterpillar discussion with an old friend. I’m always in hope that at the very least we can agree to disagree, but some seeds land in inhospitable soil. Thank you for your thoughtful writings, it helps me process my experiences.

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Ellen Livingston's avatar

One of the most important things we can ever learn is great communication skills!!

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Ellen Boemer's avatar

Guess I still have communication skill upgrading to do.

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