Silk
So a couple of years ago I (very briefly) dated this girl who was a vegetarian and lactose intolerant and she used to drink Silk all the time and I pretty much always refused to try it…then sometime last year on a whim I picked up a carton of chocolate when I was grocery shopping, and I never looked back. (Yes, this is all perfectly random info, but this is how I am…)
This seems to be an extremely common theme in my life…people around me are into something and encourage me to give it a go and I stubbornly refuse for a long time, and then one day I just decide to try said thing on my own and I usually end up liking it…but it always has to be on my own terms…if someone else tries to shove it down my metaphorical throat, I resist with all of my might. As I am a child of Scorpio, I can be quite stubborn, I assure you!
Case in point, non-typical cheeses and wine. While I have a slight allergic reaction to reds, I never really gave whites or blushes a chance…then last summer I decided to give champagne a go. Then riesling. Then prosecco. Then came trying different cheeses…brie was the first. Then chevre. Then buffalo mozzarella. This spring I jumped way out of my typical culinary comfort zone and tried duck confeit (albeit, the duck was on some gourmet nachos, but damn they were tasty!) and wild boar sausage. I’m still tiptoeing through the ocean of seafood, but we’ll see about that in the near future as well.
I’m really not sure why I stubbornly refuse to try things other people encourage me to try. It’s probably to my detriment in the long run. It’s one of those things I need to work on. I need to challenge myself in healthy ways from now on…rather than challenge myself with people who I should definitely not attempt to tackle. Better for my heart, wallet and psyche in the long run!
Not that I think being stubborn is innately a bad thing…it’s not. Being stubborn has actually been a good thing for me also. I’m loyal and nurturing and I will do everything in my power to help and protect the people I care about. Being stubborn has also enabled me to become a much more patient person over time.
I’ve made a promise to myself to be less stubborn with people who care about me…like trying things that might scare me or make me feel queasy…because maybe they’re not going to steer me wrong, and I know I’m definitely not always right about things. Like Silk. It’s pretty damn tasty. Trust me.
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