It's never too late.

I've been thinking a lot about goals lately. (It is January, after all. And I have a sweet friend who completed an Ironman last year. Hello, major accomplishment. Yay, Nicole!) Sometimes I start to noodle on a goal only to talk myself out of it. Usually in the "if you wanted to do that, you should have started a long time ago" or "people like you can't do that" vein.

But today I came across a little wisdom from my favorite Miss Julia.

Say what?! I mean, I saw Julie & Julia. But somehow I missed the fact that this woman, who for many is first to mind when asked to name a famous chef, started from scratch on a skill in her thirties.  And she didn't just dabble. Girlfriend mastered it.

So there. It's never too late. You're never too old, too out of practice or too out of shape.

I have to admit, I like the last part of the sentence best. "Up until then, I just ate." In other words, my life wasn't as full. My experience wasn't as rich. Until I discovered something new, I didn't know what I was missing.

Everyone has to start somewhere in this buffet of experiences we call life. Why shouldn't we start now?