Existing is quite easy, it’s the living part that’s tricky. Have you ever thought of the difference between these two similar-but-not-that-much words? My understanding is that one simply means having life, or continuing to be, and the other one implies a more active element, a more sparkly quality, like thriving or animated or lively. I definitely used to exist. I was. Point. My body, my mind, my soul were just nonchalantly being carried from side to side, animated by what I