by Sandra Nomoto | Books and reviews, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Ponderings, Self-Development, Spirituality
1. Where did I thrive? I wish I could say I thrived financially, but this was not that year, despite all the predictions of 42-year-olds thriving in 2024. This year also marked my 6th veganniversary (4+2=6), but I recently realized my birth number is 8, so maybe 2026...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Self-Development, Social good
The original manifesto on feminism and animal rights I’m almost 35 years late, but I’m glad to have learned about and finally read Carol J. Adams’ The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegan Critical Theory (the original title said...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Environment, Food, Self-Development, Social good, Vegans
A modern, non-American sequel to Animal Liberation Now I’m extremely fortunate to have read vegan Matheiu Ricard’s A Plea for the Animals immediately after reading Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation Now (ALN) because I could see the influence that book...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Self-Development, Social good, Vegans
How to be a more persuasive vegan If you’ve been here long enough, you know I’m vegan and slightly obsessed with how vegan companies market themselves. We’re blessed that the AVA (Animal & Vegan Advocacy) Summit has a YouTube channel and uploads...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Buy local, Eco fashion, Environment, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Self-Development, Social good
A crash course on mindful living and aligning your life with your values I recently learned about Zoe Weil (pronounced “Zoh While”), co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and the books she’s written. Atria Books (a division of Simon...
by Sandra Nomoto | Family, Ponderings, Self-Development, Spirituality, Travel
1. Where did I thrive? This is hard for me to answer since I don’t feel like it’s been a thriving year, but I’ve learned a lot of lessons. On the business front, I did a lot of testing, offered new services, and saw what would stick. In June (also...
