{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"I2 Speaks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/i2-speaks\/","title":"Veganism And One Heroic Act Per Day - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cSScBf6yAM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-and-one-heroic-act-per-day\/\">Veganism And One Heroic Act Per Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-and-one-heroic-act-per-day\/embed\/#?secret=cSScBf6yAM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Veganism And One Heroic Act Per Day&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"cSScBf6yAM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foods-carbon-footprint.jpg","thumbnail_width":620,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"A few years ago, I was facilitating a group of medical students in a self-reflection exercise. After sharing, listening, weeping and hugging, we stood in a circle and pressed the palms of our hands together and brought them to our hearts. I looked deeply into the eyes of each student in the circle and said, \u201cNamaste. The light in me sees the light in you. The sacred in me sees the sacred in you.\u201d One student\u2019s eyes suddenly brimmed with tears of mirth. \u201cIt takes one to know one.\u201d Our somber circle erupted in gales of laughter. We crave the sort of affection those students felt. We want to feel connected to one another. And at the same time, there are forces that cause us to separate instead of connect. From these forces emerge epic stories that have universal appeal. Since the seventh Star Wars film opened on December 18, I\u2019ve been thinking about Hero\u2019s Journey films and how good and connected they make us feel. These feelings transcend national boundaries, race, gender and language, as evidenced by what was going on in Madrid around the opening of this film. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars and one of [&hellip;]"}