Progress, not perfection

My best friend introduced me to FlyLady.com. Its a site that helps you get your home (and in turn, your life) in order. Good site. Now, while I'm not an official member and I don't visit it daily or follow it religiously, Nicole is always there to pass on the pearls of wisdom that she learns from the Fly Lady...

So along those lines, today's topic is the fact that I should strive for progress, not perfection. The idea is that if you strive for perfection daily, you'll never achieve it and you'll never change if that's what you're trying to do (as I am).

Rather than beating myself up for missing the gym last night, for example, I made the effort to get up a little earlier this morning and go before work. Now, while it would've been ideal and perfect if I had more time and could've spent a little longer there, at least I did most of what I needed to do. Some is better than none. And I'm proud of me for getting up and going - especially since I'm not a morning person and the sun hadn't yet come up. That alone was a big incentive to stay in bed and cuddle with Luna. But instead, I figured if I'm going to change, I've got to work to do it...and staying in bed wasn't going to accomplish anything!

So I'm proud of me. Sure I'm tired. But I also know I made the effort to go, did what I had to do (well, MOST of it) and now I can feel good about doing this for myself and taking the steps to better myself.

Even if it wasn't perfect, its progress. And that's what its all about, right?