Lessons to learn from Corona Pandemic: Is this a blessing or a curse?

April 3, 2020

Lifestyle

Lessons to be learned from Corona Pandemic - Planet and sustainability over profit

Dear friends

Hope you are doing well.

Between the chaos, uncertainty and fears during this lockdown, we’ve been given time to reset ourselves, start fresh and create a new normal. What seems like a curse now, might result in a blessing. This much needed break gives us time to ponder about what really holds value (happiness and ethics vs money and greed, for example) and a reminder of our place in this world (as part of nature, not above it).

In the hustle before #corona, we were lost, we had forgotten the purpose of life and we were chasing happiness in wrong places and destroying the world in the process. Consumerism, greed, animal cruelty, deforestation, polluting land, air and water. We can’t blame the virus for the situation we are in. It is “each one of us” who is responsible for this pandemic. But nature is calling us, giving us a chance (perhaps the last one) to get it right.

Let us all take this time seriously and not waste it completely on Netflix, houseparty, fooling around or in worry and fear. It’s time to look back, and introspect on the choices we made, how they have impacted the environment and the people around us. Has the excesses in our lives made us happier or only fueled the desire for more and more?

Let’s make a fresh start.

Let sustainability be the new normal. Choose people over profit (humanity should not be lost), and planet before people (destroying the nature has put us in current situation). Be mindful and spiritual. Infuse kindness in our lives.

When we cause suffering to others, we are inviting trouble for ourselves. That’s how nature works. So before you put animals on your plate next time or reach out for that designer handbag made from someone’s skin (by putting them through suffering and death) – think about its the boomerang effect on you. Even if you ignore it, you can’t escape it.

Our every action and choice has a ripple effect – it’s time for us to make the right one. This lockdown is giving us one thing we need to get back this world on track – “time to start fresh”. Let’s make wise use of it.

Sincerely
Shruti Jain

Tags: Conscious Living, Lifestyle

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styledestino Jun 24

🇳🇱Netherlands now officially recommends reducing meat consumption, cutting cheese intake by half, and increasing plant-based proteins.

Why? Because food choices impacts m our health, and also the climate.

And the shift goes beyond advice….. Amsterdam has even banned meat advertisements in public spaces to encourage lower-emission food choices.

A fascinating example of how climate policy is increasingly showing up in everyday life. 🌱

What can we do?
Let’s ditch animal foods and embrace a plant based diet. Compassion + health

#veganpower #veganblogger #veganamsterdam #sustainablelifestyle

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🇳🇱Netherlands now officially recommends reducing meat consumption, cutting cheese intake by half, and increasing plant-based proteins.

Why? Because food choices impacts m our health, and also the climate.

And the shift goes beyond advice….. Amsterdam has even banned meat advertisements in public spaces to encourage lower-emission food choices.

A fascinating example of how climate policy is increasingly showing up in everyday life. 🌱

What can we do?
Let’s ditch animal foods and embrace a plant based diet. Compassion + health

#veganpower #veganblogger #veganamsterdam #sustainablelifestyle

styledestino Jun 5

#SustainableLiving isn’t complicated or restricting. Sharing 6 things I really wish I knew before I started this journey - so I wasn’t overwhelmed… and hoping it will make your journey more fulfilling and less stressful.

We’re messy, imperfect humans.
Perfectionism doesn’t get you anywhere / neither in your care for the planet 🌎. Every action counts - so this #worldenvironmentday - let’s start with small actions, no matter how insignificant it seems.

#zerowaste #sustainableblogger

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#SustainableLiving isn’t complicated or restricting. Sharing 6 things I really wish I knew before I started this journey - so I wasn’t overwhelmed… and hoping it will make your journey more fulfilling and less stressful.

We’re messy, imperfect humans.
Perfectionism doesn’t get you anywhere / neither in your care for the planet 🌎. Every action counts - so this #worldenvironmentday - let’s start with small actions, no matter how insignificant it seems.

#zerowaste #sustainableblogger

styledestino May 27

Thought cruelty-free meant no harm to animals? Thought you were buying ethical? Think again 😬😬

👉🏻 There’s a difference brands won’t tell you — 🐰 #crueltyfree doesn’t guarantee no animals were harmed. A cruelty free product can still have fish oil, bug juice or other animal ingredients.

You need to make sure the products you’re buying are both Cruelty-Free & #Vegan!

#veganmakeup #crueltyfreebeauty #crueltyfreemakeup

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Thought cruelty-free meant no harm to animals? Thought you were buying ethical? Think again 😬😬

👉🏻 There’s a difference brands won’t tell you — 🐰 #crueltyfree doesn’t guarantee no animals were harmed. A cruelty free product can still have fish oil, bug juice or other animal ingredients.

You need to make sure the products you’re buying are both Cruelty-Free & #Vegan!

#veganmakeup #crueltyfreebeauty #crueltyfreemakeup

styledestino May 8

Your designer handbag doesn’t have to cost an animal its life.

Leather is exactly what we’ve been conditioned “not” to think about — skin, stripped from an animal that didn’t choose it, tanned with chemicals that poison waterways, sold to us as “luxury.” But luxury was never supposed to mean cruelty. It was supposed to mean the best of the best.
🌱✨ And the best is getting better.
From ancient Italian loom artisans and New York designers reimagining fashion from the ground up to luxury design houses releasing vegan collections, brands are proving that high-fashion, investment-grade handbags can be made without a single animal paying the price. Sustainable materials, ethical production, no compromise on quality.

I’m sharing 9 bags from my wardrobe from 9 different brands.
@nanushka
@stellamccartney
@themoire
@rabanne
@vanina_world
@senreve
@marialarosa_official
@0711tbilisi
@loefflerrandall

High on style, fab quality with ZERO murder in your wardrobe.

Swipe to see every one. 🌿

Let me know if you’d like a part 2!

#veganhandbags #veganfashion #sustainanlefashion #veganfashionblogger #veganluxury

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Your designer handbag doesn’t have to cost an animal its life.

Leather is exactly what we’ve been conditioned “not” to think about — skin, stripped from an animal that didn’t choose it, tanned with chemicals that poison waterways, sold to us as “luxury.” But luxury was never supposed to mean cruelty. It was supposed to mean the best of the best.
🌱✨ And the best is getting better.
From ancient Italian loom artisans and New York designers reimagining fashion from the ground up to luxury design houses releasing vegan collections, brands are proving that high-fashion, investment-grade handbags can be made without a single animal paying the price. Sustainable materials, ethical production, no compromise on quality.

I’m sharing 9 bags from my wardrobe from 9 different brands.
@nanushka
@stellamccartney
@themoire
@rabanne
@vanina_world
@senreve
@marialarosa_official
@0711tbilisi
@loefflerrandall

High on style, fab quality with ZERO murder in your wardrobe.

Swipe to see every one. 🌿

Let me know if you’d like a part 2!

#veganhandbags #veganfashion #sustainanlefashion #veganfashionblogger #veganluxury

styledestino May 1

Most people think travelling vegan is hard… until they know these apps. 🌍🌱

Finding good food, stays, cafés or even vegan-friendly locals in a new city doesn’t have to be stressful anymore. These are the platforms that make vegan travel easier, smarter and way more fun — whether you’re planning a weekend trip or flying across the world.

Other notable mentions:

🌱 @vegan_travelpro, @thevegantravelplanner and @vegantravelplanner - get an expert to curate your vegan holiday!
🌱 @worldvegantravel - for luxury vegan travel group experiences
🌱 @veggiesabroad & @vegan.traveldiaries vegan travel agency for vegan group tours and vegan travel guides
🌱 @vegantravelasiatours - vegan group tours in Asia
🌱 @unrulytraveltours for 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ vegan tours

Save this for your next trip ✈️
And send it to that friend who still says “but what will you eat?” 😌

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Most people think travelling vegan is hard… until they know these apps. 🌍🌱

Finding good food, stays, cafés or even vegan-friendly locals in a new city doesn’t have to be stressful anymore. These are the platforms that make vegan travel easier, smarter and way more fun — whether you’re planning a weekend trip or flying across the world.

Other notable mentions:

🌱 @vegan_travelpro, @thevegantravelplanner and @vegantravelplanner - get an expert to curate your vegan holiday!
🌱 @worldvegantravel - for luxury vegan travel group experiences
🌱 @veggiesabroad & @vegan.traveldiaries vegan travel agency for vegan group tours and vegan travel guides
🌱 @vegantravelasiatours - vegan group tours in Asia
🌱 @unrulytraveltours for 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ vegan tours

Save this for your next trip ✈️
And send it to that friend who still says “but what will you eat?” 😌

styledestino Apr 22

Let us get back to basics - slow living, clean (#plantbased) eating, buying what we need, ♻️ reusing-repurposing-recycling, treating food as medicine, less screen time and more living, connecting with nature, 🌎 giving planet the respect it deserves!

Because #EarthDay is everyday.

#sustainableblogger #veganblogger #vegantravel

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Let us get back to basics - slow living, clean (#plantbased) eating, buying what we need, ♻️ reusing-repurposing-recycling, treating food as medicine, less screen time and more living, connecting with nature, 🌎 giving planet the respect it deserves!

Because #EarthDay is everyday.

#sustainableblogger #veganblogger #vegantravel

styledestino Apr 16

Things I hate as a vegan …. Pls tell me I’m not the only one!
The hard part about being vegan isn’t the food.
It’s the world that finds your choices more uncomfortable than the reality behind theirs.

Share yours 🌱 🫧

#veganlife #veganblogger #veganfashion #veganforanimals #veganproblems

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Things I hate as a vegan …. Pls tell me I’m not the only one!
The hard part about being vegan isn’t the food.
It’s the world that finds your choices more uncomfortable than the reality behind theirs.

Share yours 🌱 🫧

#veganlife #veganblogger #veganfashion #veganforanimals #veganproblems

styledestino Apr 4

don’t travel solo…
“you’re married, go with your husband” — We’ve all heard this before…
but here’s the truth… solo travel hits different.

you reconnect with yourself, travel at your own pace, do things you love {and finally do everything you wanted to but was always pushing it back}, 🍰 eat what you want (all those vegan desserts without anyone watching you ☺️🙃), talk to strangers (a lot), sit alone without feeling weird ….. and somewhere in all that, you meet yourself.

scary? Not at all.
worth it? every single time. ✨

#solotravels #vegantravel #veganblogger #vegantraveller #femalesolotraveler

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