Day 3 of compassionate eating

I am going out on a limb and plan to publicly journal about my journey into veganism. This is day 3 and it is interesting to watch my thought process and what is happening to me physically. Last night, I was craving cheese in my lentils. I am committed to this so instead of reaching for the cheese left in my refrigerator (I realized that I missed it when clearing things out with my friend) I sat and thought about where the cheese came from and I realize that in order for me to have the pleasure of cheese, there was a cow who was probably on a huge farm, stuck in a barn shot full of chemicals and hormones in order to produce. When I thought of that, the craving left me. For today, I am not comfortable asking another living being to suffer in order for me to have pleasure. I realized that they were not created as the producer of my happiness. I found myself for a fleeting moment, thinking about how I often view the people in my life as objects which are there to make me happy. I see how I reduce them to things that will fulfill my needs rather than as beings that I am to love and serve. Like I said, it was fleeting but hopefully, I will be more aware of the times that I have reduced the people in my life to that. My hope is that as I make the connection between my attitude toward animals and my food and the rest of my life, and make changes so I am more congruent in all areas of my life, I will live in a more life affirming way.