it's not too late and you're never too far. #powersheets

that title quote is from a new book, the comeback, by louie giglio whom i love. his messages are always real and true and poignant. i haven't read the book but i saw the words posted in a picture on a friend's facebook page last month and i haven't been able to get them out of my head since.i'm lauren, and i struggle with perfectionism. you didn't realize that this blog was going to a perfectionists not-so anonymous did you? i have big ideas, dreams, and goals but i'm paralyzed and shut down by the concept of failure or overcoming/accomplishing/doing it all at once. i wait and wait to start things or to move or change and then i get hung up on the fact that i haven't moved or changed and feel guilty about it. it's a vicious cycle. but the truth, in big and small things, is that it's never too late, and we are never too far.the real point of this post is a Power Sheets confession. i'm a big fan of southern weddings (yes i still order it every year, yes i've been married for over six years) and lara casey and her brand and products. she's faith-full, inspiring and refreshing to my soul. she has developed these AMAZING tools called Power Sheets. Description from her site (and no, no one from this company knows i'm writing this, i honestly love these things this much):Make it happen! PowerSheets™ were designed to help you--whether you are a creative, an entrepreneur, a mom, a student, or someone who needs solid guidance and motivation--uncover purpose-filled goals and strategically plan action steps to make what matters happen.but here's the confession--i have loved the idea of Power Sheets, but gasp, never actually used them. it's true, i ordered THREE sets and never used them. the idea of doing them perfectly hung over my head and heart, despite the fact that is the opposite point and mission of them. i would work through them looking at different people's examples and ideas, trying to copy and compare for fear that i wouldn't have "good enough" goals.whenever you have a baby on the floor of your house unexpectedly (my truth, i.e. whenever life doesn't go your way) it gives an opportunity for a fresh start, a re-start. one day last month i decided that it was time to open my 2015 Power Sheets, yes open them. i didn't do all the prep work at first, in order how i "should", i went straight to the monthly section and filled it out. i thought to myself, what do i want to see happen by the end of november?my "new start" started in the second-to-last month of this year and it felt so freeing. most days/weeks i didn't do half of the things i wanted to, but having things in writing, thinking through what i want to make happen, and making progress--that's what matters. progress not perfection. progress not perfection. rinse and repeat.if you're still reading, take a second to think about your "never too late, never too far" thing. it might be goal setting, working on relationships, wellness goals, things you want to do or be, or your faith.i don't like "carpe diem" quotes because they make me feel guilty. they don't inspire me to carpe anything, they may make me agonize on what i haven't carped and hyper-focus on carpeing moments i should enjoy or let go of. i had to preface this quote with that tid bit so you wouldn't close your browser or throw this page from your e-insipirational calendar away."a year from now, you will wish you had started today." --karen lambso start. today. whatever it is you are putting off until january 1 or your november 4th like me. it's never too late.