Note: A longtime friend and counselor suggested I start journaling my healing and recovery from the statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy I was diagnosed with in October. I don’t know if this will be a daily practice, but I hope it won’t just be an exercise in self-absorption—rather, a way to help others going through convalescence after serious illness or injury. Perhaps sharing my experiences will also help me, too!

The most famous passage in the Book of Ecclesiastes is probably the fi...