THE MAN WHO SHOWED UPFor 65 years, I thought I had failed at everything.Then COVID arrived, and I started fasting. I did...

THE MAN WHO SHOWED UPFor 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 self-esteem.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 Kevin Connolly.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 sudd...