You've had vanilla ice cream for years. It's delicious and predictable. However, you started noticing pistachio. I'm not talking about some green dyed artificial store-brand cheap hormone laced junk. I'm talking about the pure, locally-sourced organic good shit. The one with nuts and some swirling of green. Grade A, $7 a pint kind. Delectable. Orgasmic.
You've glanced at it at a couple times and thought, that might be appetizing, but no, you know that is not for you. You'll stick to what you know, what's comfortable. Plus, you may not even like pistachio. What if it's gross? What if it doesn't taste like how you fantasize it to be?
But, you start to notice pistachio more. Every time you walk by the freezer section or glance into an ice cream shop, it's there, slapping you in the face with its fancy labeling. Sometimes right next to vanilla. Sometimes it seems to be calling out to you. Hey, look, I'm right here. Try me. I'm heavenly. Maybe even better than vanilla. Vanilla is so boring, mundane. Aren't you tired of the same thing day after day? You know those black specs in there aren't even real. I have nuts.
While your face is smooched up against the glass almost drooling over this new, potential enticing option, the voices in your head start to battle. Don't do it. What if it's terrible and you wasted your time considering it. You know how familiar and soothing vanilla is, why would you even consider anything else. You don't want to hurt vanilla and you know vanilla would be devastated if you tried another flavor. It's not worth it, trust me. Versus...Try it, doesn't that look delicious? You've been enjoying the same flavor for years, why not indulge yourself with something new and exotic? Don't you deserve to be happier?! You may like it more than vanilla, you may fall in love with it.
And, that is exactly what you're worried about.
You know exactly what you're getting with vanilla. Your taste buds can sense the familiarity on your tongue. You return to vanilla because it's reliable, recognizable, routine. Right now if feels best to exercise with caution.
That’s it! It's settled. Vanilla for life. You ebb away the negative vibes, the bad juju, the fear of karma. You follow your morale code. You contain yourself.
Sorry pistachio, now is not a good time for change.