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Last week I was with my friend in a burger bar. When I was there last time, there was only one type for veggie, so I got shocked that there are now five vegeburgers on offer. This situation made me aware of the increasing number of vegetarian. I started to think about the reasons why more and more people are turning veggie. The most obvious cause of not eating meat is the suffering of animals. A veggie lifestyle awakens a compassion for them. It also affects positively on our health. Plant-based diet keeps us fit and strengthens our immune system which prolongs our lives. Additionally, it reduces the risk of cancer and heart diseases. Finally, it's really tasty and varied diet. All in all, going veggie doesn't only make us friends of animals but it has also a huge and positive influence on our health and well-being.

Last week I had been feeling depressed and overtired for a few days. I didn't know what caused my bad mood. Then I came to the conclusion that the current weather could affect me badly. Autumn is, of course, a beautiful season while there are stunning views of colourful trees and paths strewn with leaves but it is also time when days are getting shorter, nights longer and temperatures are gradually dropping. Also, there is much less sunlight and much more rainy days. These changes have a huge influence on our general sensation. That's why we should protect ourselves from a seasonal affective disorder by doing exercises, eating healthier, taking vitamins and essentially - by enjoying life.  So if you feel under the weather - especially during fall - you have to find the way how to get happy again!

My aunt never was an active person that's why I was really shocked when I saw yesterday on Facebook that she is doing since a month at least 10 000 steps per day and she is running four times a week. It turned out that in her work is a sports challenge and all workmates are in competition. This change of my aunt - from inactive and a little bit lazy women to a person who likes physical exercise and is full of life - made me think how motivation can influence us and our lives. I think that everyone should find a way to get motivated. It is a personal issue because everyone has different needs - one leads a healthy lifestyle because he wants to lose weight another wants to win a competition.  It doesn't matter which area of life it concerns, motivation is necessary to succeed in real life - it helps to meet targets, get through rough moments and also change yourself.

Yesterday I was in the shopping centre and there were a lot of bills showing an upcoming show of the famous circus. They were encouraging people to come by telling about "amazing and breathtaking" lions and goats performance. I realized how cruel is getting rich at the cost of animals peaceful life. Not only lions and goats suffer in the circus. There are plenty of animals such as camels and elephants, which have to spend most of their life in cages, training or shows. Performing in circus also affects their comfort - animals are stressed and feel uncomfortable. It isn't their natural habitat where they have a wide open area to run and socialize with others. I would never go to a show with an even breathtaking show of lion because there is no entertainment in watching poor animals which are forced to do tricks and make other people happy.