Daily writing prompt

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

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Honestly, some of the biggest obstacles in my life have been those of my own making, due to my overthinking brain! Making mountains out of mole hills, and the like. I’m not exactly sure when, or even who I heard say this old adage. But, I know with certainty that it has to come from somewhere in the archives of my existence.

Maybe my mother said it. Or, perhaps it came from a teacher in school… who knows. Somehow, though, it has stuck with me all my life. Did it help me back then? No!

In fact, it has taken most of my many years of life to practice the old adage, and I still don’t get it right all the time. Here’s another good one… Old habits die hard, as they say.

Being in my mid 50’s, it’s taken a substantial amount of highs and lows, up’s and downs, and a boatload of endurance runs to really help this advice sink in to my stubborn brain. To give credit where credit is due, I think that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” was probably the catalyst that began to disrupt my late night overthinker’s anonymous group that met in my head most nights.

Currently, I only make random guest appearances, for the sake of the group, of course. Like I said, I’m not there yet, but gimme time.

Til then, enjoy the cookies…