One life matters - especially to the one whose life it is.

Sanctuaries are magical places - dare I say holy?

When we turn away from the reality of what we do to animals for our gustatory pleasure, we play a game of pretend, like the child who covers her eyes and thinks you can't see her. And yet, there she remains. Closing our eyes doesn't make violence disappear; it only closes our minds and hearts and enables the violence to continue.

May our daily choices be a reflection of our deepest values, and may we use our voices to speak for those who need us most, those who have no voice, those who have no choice.

Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Just because we always have doesn’t mean we always have to. Once we know better, we should choose better.

One life matters - especially to the one whose life it is.

How often do we talk just to fill up the quiet space? How often do we waste our breath talking about nonsense?