All the Times I Leveled up as a New Vegan
If you’re just starting on this journey and feeling overwhelmed, have no fear: New skills will be unlocked soon
If my being vegan comes up in conversation, I will usually add that I’m still very much a newcomer to this way of life. I’m well aware that I’ve come to it in a time of relative abundance in terms of products, technology, and access to countless online recipes. I didn’t have to spend the 1980s walking barefoot through the snow for miles just to find a can of TVP.
Nevertheless, eighteen months in I am feeling comfortably settled in my decision, and have even occasionally noticed moments of what I call “leveling up.” If you are also a recent vegan, you might know what I mean. It’s those times where I’m suddenly aware of my being vegan in ways I hadn’t been previously — where it felt like a metaphorical box had been ticked, or like I was a plucky Sonic the Hedgehog gathering a new Chaos Emerald.
To illustrate, here are some examples.
Level One: Baby’s first mock chicken
You know what? It’s more delicious than any memory of the real thing! Siri, play Level Up by Ciara, please!
