Au-gust . . . . I hate onions! Yes, I do. Why?! I really don't know. I never have liked them. Rarely do I associate my taste buds with them. I can't even stand the sight of them when I see them. There's just something about them that I don't agree with. I received two huge onions last year and they still sit in my refrigerator alone and safely sealed. I recently looked at them and made a conscience effort to use them . . . not surprising to me I couldn't. Well, to shorten this, the next day I purposely ordered a burger WITH onions on it. Before I bit into the burger (with cheese) I had to look under the bun to see the size of the onion. It wasn't too big. So, I took a deep breath and . . . . . . I took a bite! I frown as I bit down into it and surprisingly to me, it wasn't that bad! I took another bite as I again frown. The taste did get a little better and the more I ate the more the taste improved. Not bad, not bad and to think my entire life I hated those things we call onions! No, I'm still not an onion eater; I just have a better understanding of them. My hatred toward them has gone and I can now live comfortably with sight of them. Kinda kool!

People can be like that onion I hated so much. I had no valid reason for my hatred toward them. I just did! Do we trap ourselves in hatred this way not wanting to give ourselves an opportunity to know that person because WE JUST CAN'T STAND THEM ~ Now, I know onions are a far stretch from a person, but the idea of hating or disliking someone that we know so little about do have similarities you must admit. Someone just may see you as that onion they hate so dearly yet, they don't even know you! They just can't stand the ground you walk on and that's not fair to you. Nor to anyone else when viewed with a hatred or a dislike; now, I'm not preaching to go out of your way to meet the onion in question (person), instead, just remember my tale and my once hated affair with the onion ~

Just food for thought on the wonderful month we call August.

The Words for this month;

Onions and Dislikes

Give your dislike an opportunity if you can. You never know