Food for Thought

Thanks to Emeril and Rachel Ray, to name a few, food is more than a necessity. Food has become a commodity to exploit. Food is no longer just a basic need of survival. It must be bigger, tastier and full of who-knows-what for Americans (at least) to enjoy it. Have you noticed that almost every holiday and special event revolves around food. People get excited to eat. They exert innumerable amounts of energy invested in preparation and cook time. I have even seen an attitude being “that if the food is ruined, so is the whole evening or at the very least…the cooks!” This is outrageous.


When we look at how unhealthy our society is on a whole, this is not a positive thing. Obesity is out of control. The acceptable standard for body weight and size has increased over the past 50 years and the excessive weight has increased many diagnostic health issues that people suffer from. Coupled with a decrease in nutritional value and taste, food has simply become a genetically engineered filler.

What is happening? There are people starving around the globe and many Americans continue to eat an abundance of unhealthy and poorly nutritional foods. Things must change. When the euphoric standard of desire for food is properly balanced with good nutrition and ‘enough,’ rather than an abundance, people will wake up from their caloric slumber. They will take a stand against the inundation of suppressed nourishment that they are being force-fed and temper nutrition and quality with quantity for life.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“Balanced nutrition creates a balanced person.” tc

Your Worth

In American culture, people place a monetary value on almost everything.


Try this:

Try to describe something without placing a dollar value on it! Everyone knows what you mean when you say something is worth $10 as compared to $1000. Now, I want you to express the intrinsic value of an item using adjectives, without a dollar amount? Can you portray the same or similar, importance and insignificance, as when using the monetary system? It isn’t easy, is it?

What about a child’s life? How do you illustrate their importance and meaning? Parents say a lot of things to their children like: Don’t break that, don’t touch this, I can’t believe you did that and the endless name calling that insults and conveys negative worth.

The real message being communicated to a child is that the object, (car, tv, stereo, trinket) is more valuable than that child or his/her natural curiosity or even their life! Parents need to become more aware of the impression that they are projecting as to what is valuable and worthy in life. A dear friend once said to me, “Kids have as rich a life as anyone.” When we look around at the pain, distress and demoralization that the youth of today is experiencing and expressing, we must be honest with ourselves about the value that we have placed on a child’s life.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“Children are the future society of tomorrow. The song they sing is the one you taught them.” tc