Questioning The Science and Popular Opinion

The ability to think critically and take things one day at a time is a key to surviving and thriving in 2025

Confused researcher by Stokkete, licensed from Adobe Stock

For me, it started with fat. I not only didn’t want to be fat, I was terrified of it.

Gradually, this fear evolved into “I want to be fit.”

Then, the fear evolved into “I want to be healthy:” mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

What a challenge! And one best taken one day at a time.

Yesterday, I spoke with a neighbor who’s undertaking a wellness challenge called 75-HARD. The 75-day program involves two 45-minute daily exercise sessions (one indoor, one outdoor), following a diet (doesn’t matter which one as long as it’s health-oriented), and reading at least ten pages of a book a day. If you fail at any of the challenges on any day during the 75-day challenge, you start at day one and do the challenge all over again.

As she discussed the program, I thought it sounded a lot like what I’ve voluntarily done the past five years.

Today, I am not the same person as I was in 2020 when Bruce and I left California and moved to Florida.