Day 8: Excess baggage (Part 2)

As I try to let go of some emotional baggage, I also need to let go of some other baggage -- better known as a spare tire.

I recall my mom saying once that when people reach middle age they tend to "spread out." She made it sound inevitable.

So I took it as a challenge, even though she didn't intend it to be. So far, it's looking more and more as if Mom was right.

Then I see someone around my age looking fit and trim, and I know I'm just making excuses. I'm pushing 60 -- time to quit fooling myself. My spare tire is inevitable only if I give up and don't try to do anything about it.

So this is me, promising me, that I will, at long last, do something about it.