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Most people are looking for something to lean into — a mood, an anchor, a reason to keep going. But how do you measure whether you’re actually doing that? I got sick for almost a month, and it reminded me of something I learned years ago with my first wife, Cheryl. When health slips, it can take everything with it. That experience sent me back to my standards — and back to a question worth sitting with: How do you know when you’re truly alive? Let’s talk about the tests that keep me honest. Featured Story A few weeks ago, I was knocked down with a bad head cold — maybe COVID, I’m not sure — and I barely left the house for five days. Before I knew it, almost four weeks had passed without going to the gym. When I finally started feeling like myself again, something hit me hard. Years ago, my first wife, Cheryl, got cancer. For a while, mostly life felt normal. We talked about what we’d do if things got worse — swim with dolphins, knock off the bucket list. Then things did get worse, and suddenly none of it wa