How to get over your egg curry

So I made egg curry with potatoes the other day – my first time, and it ended up being a life lesson.

I had leftover boiled eggs from breakfast so I decided to make egg curry in the slow cooker because it would be an easy meal to prepare for dinner with little effort while working away. My hubby’s a big fan of the dish, but I’ve always had a negative facial reaction to it since childhood just thinking about its taste and smell. But I decided that I had many reasons to do it than not – it’s an easy and somewhat nutritious meal (beats kraft’s brilliancy), 50% of the household population will likely enjoy it, and all these years later, I should at least try and stand up to the big bad egg curry in my head!

And so, the curry was made.  Neither my hubby nor I touched it for the first day. He got sick and wanted chicken soup instead (makes sense, can’t blame him) – and I guess I wasn’t ready to face it without some moral support. The second day came around, and it still wasn’t calling out to our taste buds. I guess I was hoping to have some company, support, and encouragement, but he just wasn’t feeling it. So I finally decided “I’m going to just do it”! So I heated it and went for it – I surprised myself a little by doing this, but I actually made myself stop before trying it, and told myself, “take all preconceived notions out of the head, and then taste it – get rid of all those memories – then test it”. So I did – and what happened after, was enlightening!

I didn’t know what to think of it at first. The childhood memories did react and a part of me wanted it nowhere near my mouth, but at the same time my mind recognized that it wasn’t at all because of the taste. There was nothing horribly wrong with it – the taste did not make me want to gag, and some might even consider it flavorsome (I’m not a fan of my own cooking, but I can surprise myself at times). Either way, my gut just wasn’t wanting it and did not care to be convinced otherwise. But I persisted (or as some might say, I “kept calm and curried on”), and it took only a couple more spoonfuls to settle down the internal battle, so much so, that I actually started enjoying it.

I believe I just experienced mind over matter!

For me, it was a realization of how we sometimes get so set and stubborn in our mindsets and refuse to break out of it, despite understanding that we need to in order to move forward. Some things are easier said than done, but we must at least try! How many times do we hear or read, and nod along in understanding of all the words of wisdom that share with us how to make the most of our lives, to be enriched and enlightened, to live to the fullest, to be present, happy, and positive? Yet any tiny opportunity we get to actually act on what we know to be true, we think it over a hundred times before pushing it off until another day. Why is it easier for us to make the decisions that are likely to do more harm to us than good, versus those that’ll not only help us grow now, but also in the long run?

Since my egg curry experience, I’ve noticed I’m taking a little longer to consider whether my choices are being made because of a stubborn mindset alone, or if there is actual merit in the decision process. If it is the former, I need to step up to the plate, and become more assertive in dealing with this unnecessary and unwarranted stubbornness, because let’s face it, if I don’t put my mind in its place to avoid derailing from the life I want, who will?

We make many choices in any given day, and for some of us, it’s not an easy task to always know what choices to make. However, I believe that if we make our decisions based on harmony between all three of our brains – Instinct, Emotion, and Intellect – we’ll be able to recognize what’s true for us, and make the choice that we know is right for us.

That’s what I believe. What about you? What have been some of your challenges in making choices, or what stubborn mindsets have you been able to overcome and how? Please share your thoughts, reactions, lessons learned, or other feedback in the comments. I know I personally would love some more tips on how to manage the mind!

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