The first time I ran a marathon, a woman I barely knew told me to give myself a coffee enema two days before the race. Say what? Uh hu. You read that right, a coffee enema.
“It’ll clear you out so you don’t have to poop on the course,” she said.
There’s a lot of—bear with my intentional pun here—crappy advice floating around this world. And butt (I know, I know), here’s the thing: with so many people and so many ways of doing life, maybe there really isn’t such a thing as crappy advice. Maybe it only feels crappy because our perceptions are so wildly different.
The key is remembering that advice is just that—advice. A suggestion. A possibility. A “here’s what worked for me, maybe it’ll work for you.” But at the end of the day, you’re the one who has to live your life. You’re the one who has to make the mistakes, learn the lessons, and celebrate the wins.
And the best advice anyone ever gave me was simple: keep perspective. If you can do that, you won’t lose yourself.
Oh—and for those of you still reading only because you want to know if I actually gave myself a coffee enema… rest assured, I did not. And I still managed to run that marathon without a single emergency trip to the port‑a‑pot.
Today’s post inspired by the WordPress daily prompt: What’s the most profound advice you’ve been given? Did you take it? Cover image is me drinking ice coffee : )
DISCLAIMER: These are my personal experiences and opinions. Nothing here is medical, nutritional, or therapeutic advice. Also, I’m a writer and an editor. And I try my best to make sure every post is articulate and free from errors. However, being that I edit my own work—and it’s next to impossible to properly edit your own work—I admit, occasionally there may be an error or two I miss. But doing so doesn’t make me an idiot so don’t be mean. Just smile, pat yourself on the back for finding an error and be glad you’re not the only one who makes mistakes sometimes … xoxox
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