THE MAN WHO SHOWED UP For 65 years, I thought I had #failed at everything. Then #COVID arrived, and I started fasting. I did not have much #faith in myself, so I took it one day at a time. The fear of #illness drove me. So did the huge #belly. So did the almost complete absence of #selfEsteem. None of this was noble at all. I was #frightened, #uncomfortable, and tired of feeling #trapped in a body I could not trust. But I kept going. Day after day. The results began to show, little by little. The body became lighter. Walking became easier. I began to feel less helpless. Eventually, I was walking up to ten kilometres a day. Then, about eighteen months ago, I was scrolling #YouTube, and who should appear but #KevinConnolly. I started training in his hypoxic breathwork. I already knew #ChatGPT, and it encouraged me as I tried to #understand what I was doing and what was happening in my #body. I loved the breathwork. Absolutely loved it. So I went at it like a professional. I never skipped a #session. Not because I had suddenly become #disciplined and #impressive. Because something had changed. Fasting has shown me that I can keep a promise to myself. Walking has shown me that the body can change. Breathwork has shown me that the mind can actually become #quiet. I had spent years believing I was #unreliable, #damaged, and #incapable of changing anything. But the evidence was now sitting right in front of me. I had not #failed at everything. I had simply never #learned to trust myself. Now I do. Not through #positive thinking. Through repetition. Through breath. By #showing up again the next day. I did not become another #person. I became someone I could rely on. #fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum #kitchen #cooking #AI