Stick To Your Roots
This week, my inspiration came from a conversation about peanuts.
To some, nowadays, many children are allergic to peanuts.
When I grew up, there was little mention of peanut allergies.
Stanford Medicine for Children’s Health describes the” Signs of a peanut allergy, and despite its name, the peanut isn’t a nut at all. It’s a legume. Legumes are plants that grow underground. The group includes beans, peas, and lentils.”
Today, you and I can witness the number of processed foods consumed.
I’m not a health nut (pun intended); however, I’m cautious of my foods.
I have made conscious choices before purchasing by reading the labels, particularly the sugar content, causing me to leave it on the shelf.
As many prepare for summer outings and barbeques, the temptation to overeat and break diets will happen.
Interestingly enough, I’m always curious as I watch or see how people stick to their eating roots.
Nowadays, there are so many diet fads to choose from regarding eating healthy.
I also believe there are consequences when we don’t stick to our roots and allow the temptation of other foods that we know are not good for us to consume in our everyday lives.
I mentioned that a conversation around peanuts inspired me, but I didn’t tell you why.
Growing up, my father would buy peanuts, place them in the oven and roast them.
Several years ago, I ate plenty of peanuts when I tested my discipline for 21 days on the Daniel Fast Diet.
The Daniel Fast was something that I learned from a fellow soldier who was also a Pastor who asked me to try it; which I did.
The Daniel Fast was for my spiritual reasons, as the founder intended, and a test of discipline by sticking to my roots as I did one year during Lent.
I also ate plenty of beans, which I grew up eating when you come from a family with so many mouths to feed.
Knowing they suit me, I often wonder why I strayed off course from peanuts and beans.
The short answer is I don’t have a large family, and I’m not the only one living in the house with me.
In 2014, when I attended Darden Business School for a course taught by James G. Clawson, I learned about Values, Assumptions, Beliefs, and Expectations (VABES). VABES are about the world, whether it is or should be.
The training opened up discussion on how our VABES affect our leadership and the leadership of others.
The course taught me to be more conscious of the values of others tied to their family roots as we uncovered various case studies and explored the three levels of leadership connected with our VABES.
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-level/9781637420416/text/chapter78.xhtml
Depending on what specific part of the state you live in, your values are connected to your location and levels of human activity.
Visible Behavior, Conscious Thought, and VABES.
I know from living in New York that I will not find grits on the breakfast menu.
I also know that those with access to the coastal waters have greater access to fish, shrimp, and lobsters as their primary food.
Believe it or not, 39 years ago, I had not heard of a Shrimp Po Boy until I visited the Gulf Coast part of Mississippi, nor had I tasted Coffee with Chicory.
Only a few years ago, I experienced the taste of eating Boudin Balls, a Cajun thing in Louisiana.
Today, you and I have so many options for fast food in our midst.
Look around where you live or have been recently with new fast-food restaurants in your location.
For some, roots running deep is taboo.
Understanding the Phrase “Roots Run Deep” (youtube.com)
Finally, the roots of our faith are vast and have different meanings.
Roots of Our Faith | Resources | Moody Radio
Today, I ask you to consider how far off course you have strayed from your roots based on Values, Assumptions, Beliefs, and Expectations (VABES).
I challenge you to continue living your best life today as you think about how far you have come and where you are going.
This week, we celebrate the 4th of July rooted in various traditions.
It will be interesting to see what your roots have taught you!
Blog source: https://mckinleysthoughts.com/stick-to-your-roots/
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