"Turning Your Passions Into Your Calling" with Lucas "Lupac" McLawhorn

The Brittany Wheeler Show

Join us as we talk about plants, and the life that God has called him too. Lucas McLawhorn is the owner of Well-Fed Ed a plant based Vegan food truck in Wilmington, NC. All of his past and experiences have led him to this episode and the journey he is taking nourishing the community.
"Never look back unless you're going that way!" A beautiful message on a tea cup and could not be more perfect to sum up this episode. Lucas and I have an incredible story, Lucas has a life changing past and I am so excited for what lies ahead.
Since this episode was recorded Lucas has grown a philanthropic entity of his business donating meals to our community partners. Our goal is to bring access to fruits and veggies to children and adults alike. Everyone should have access to these nourishing foods. Please go to Well-Fed Ed's website to donate a meal for a deserving member of our community!
Episode Notes

• Lucas' love for God flows through everything he does
• If you are willing and allow God to work in your life, he will put the right people in front of you to push the movement forward
• When Lucas is excited, he shows up A WEEK early :)
• He has always felt there was a calling on his life, and has been on the roller coaster ride that God has for him
• The battle is uphill, and being grateful is so important. Doing something different and against the grain will be meet with challenges
• Money and numbers are important, but its so much bigger than that
• Lives change and impact in the community is the true value of the business
• God turns pain into purpose in the darkest and scariest moments, for Lucas it was having cancer
• What HARD path are you going to choose? You have the choice, but what is going to change the most lives including your own?
• Staying in Switzerland was hard, but so is coming back to the United States
• Everyone has a calling- take your passions and turn them into your calling....teaching, basketball, music he turned each of those passions into action!
• SAD - Standard American Diet....is SAD
• When you donate food, think about whether or not you would eat it. If you wouldn't, then don't donate it to someone else!
• Grab a few healthy snacks to donate when you see someone in need, vs giving "whats left" in your pantry
• What if our food prices were based on caloric intake? Shout out to my friend Alan Schleier for this idea!
• Zig Ziglar said, "You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want."
• Angels are placed in our life by God, and he answers our prayers. Sometimes he will trip you into your blessings
• "Slow Down" to receive what God has for you, to recognize the blessings in your life, and the beauty all around you. Big Pretty and the Red Rockets
  

Thank you @lunacaffeilm for our coffee/tea in today's episode! Luna is a McLawhorn family favorite coffee shop! If you are in Wilmington stop by and check them out. Lucas' is @portcityjava a longtime Wilmington staple. Well-Fed Ed is the restaurant of choice for this Wilmington family. Menu favorites are The Music Teacher and The School Resource Officer! La Portales is Lucas' favorite authentic Mexican food here in Wilmington.