The Slow Stop You Aren't Aware Of

He still had the gym bag in the trunk. I know this because he told me with shame in his eyes. Four years of it riding around back there. Optimistic. Never opened. He kept it there so he’d feel like he might still go. He was 47 when he joined. 52 when I saw him last. The bag looked fine. Only the car had changed. He didn’t look so fine. A common challenge You probably know someone like this. You even might be this person. At least partly. It didn’t start with a decision to stop. There was no...