The Things We Hate....

There are things in life that we HATE. I mean we all have something or some things that we just can't stand. It could be somebody, a particular action, a restaurant, or any number of things. There is no way for me to list out all of the things because for every person counted in the world population, there is something that they HATE.

Me? I have a problem with feet...smh. I have always had a problem with feet. Little feet, big feet, black feet, white feet....watching someone else touch somebody's feet, and OMG somebody sucking on toes. (threw up a little when i typed that!) That's my thing. Honestly, there are other things that I loathe, but that one has plagued me for all of my life. It's just something about them that doesn't strike me as clean, snuggly, friendly, or anything nice. I don't know what it is, at this point it really doesn't matter, just know that I don't do feet. I have in the past few years seen a few that didn't give me a partial stroke so that, I guess, is progress, but all in all I hate feet.

I actually had no intention of going into the foot discussion, but it is relevant to my topic. My message today is about the things we hate. Not about how much we hate them, but in so many cases how much we need them.

While I have made it very clear how I feel about feet, there is one thing that I did not mention...I never said how much I appreciate them. I did not say how much of a blessing it is to have them. I never spoke about my thanks to God for allowing me to have them. I failed to mention all of the benefits that are associated with them. I also never said how my heart goes out to every individual who does not possess them.

It is like that with most things that we hate..in certain ways, we benefit from them. If nothing else can be said, pardon the pun, but the things we hate really keep us on our toes! If we as individuals recognize we only hate the things that we care about in some way, things would be easier. I only hate the things I allow to be in my life. You see, I may not hate the things that you do, but that's probably because I don't let them in. The truth about it is, we could all use a moment to recognize the benefits of the things we hate.