Every year I try to find something meaningful to say or a resolution for the New Year. But let's face it, we are all human and imperfect in many ways. So, I thought I would get this out of the way, and share with you guys my top list of things I don't like (mostly foods)...
- Coconut flakes. I like the flavor of coconut (like in a piña colada) but I don't like the texture of coconut flakes.
- In the topic of food texture, I don't like apple sauce either. I went on a school field trip in first grade. This was back when the school cafeteria packed lunches for school field trips. We had sandwiches and apple sauce, and as I was eating the apple sauce, I started to gag. I almost threw up. Blah. 😖
- Pulled pork shredded southern barbecue. I really tried to like it in the past 40+ years I've lived in the South but I just don't like it. I am more of a brisket and ribs kind of person. Maybe I just don't belong in North Carolina. 😂
- Crab cakes. It's also a texture thing. I don't know what it is about lump crab meat mixed with god-knows-what, but probably some bready milly thing that doesn't really go together in my honest opinion. But I am also supposedly allergic to crab, even though once in a while I consume crabs. I am mildly allergic, I guess.
- Eggnog. I've tried to like it for years, just don't care for it. I mean, does it really have real eggs? Oh, I'll drink it if you really want me to, but nah, that's ok. Ya'll who like it, more for you guys.
- Certain types of parties. I actually don't like large parties where I don't know most of the people or even if I do know them, I may not have anything to talk about. It's an introvert thing. One party I did go to was the right size. I actually knew two people (the host and my friend who also came), but everybody else I've seen on social media through the host/friend. And I think the commonality of being Christians help and we all kind of thought the same things, so it was cool. I got to make new friends without feeling threatened. Even though everybody came from different walks of life, we all got along.
- People rushing me. Being a deep thinker has its disadvantages like making decisions and multi-tasking and doing a bunch of things fast. Actually, not many people multi-task well and to put a rushing component into the mix doesn't help me either. I literally can get flustered and shut down mentally.. Pretty much balled up in a corner in my imaginary world. But being a deep thinker also helps in logical thinking and understanding/analyzing risk, so I may not be good at picking lunch from a menu at a restaurant, but I might save your butts from engineering catastrophes or getting sued.
- People being disrespectful. I get it that we will not always agree with each other on a lot of topics. But that doesn't give people the right to be disrespectful. And especially in the western society, I feel that politics and religion (the institution of religion, I should say), gets in the way of people's judgement on how they should treat each other as human beings.
I noted these things because I want to highlight that people have their dislikes in many things in life. Foods, politics, injustice, judgement of others, racism/discrimination, your family members, your co-workers, etc. But even though we all have dislikes and it's easy to focus on these things, there is also so much more things to be grateful for.
Despite my imperfections, I am grateful for life, health, family and friends. I am grateful for the foods that I do like to eat like, beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, other seafoods, broccoli, cauliflower, gai lan, yu chow, bok choy, asparagus, salads, mushrooms. I am also grateful for nature, beaches, mountains, dogs, cats, trees, flowers, nice walks at the greenway with my dog, heck, my stupid dog. And I think if all of us focus on the things that we are grateful for, it elevates our mood and our outlook in life is more positive. Everything is not always going to go your way, but those are the times we have to reflect on our lives and be grateful.
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