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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't want to share, that's fine, but I do wonder from the way you talk about it if it's all or nothing - if you can't do it all the way, at the level you did before, then you don't want to do it at all.

Are there ways to do it that aren't all encompassing?  Like, this isn't a great exmaple, but snorkeling for a while and not scuba?  Or if it's skiing, doing the greens and not the blacks because you don't want knee surgery.  Or maybe you don't jump horses, but you start trail riding or you start lessons or you volunteer at a stables or whatever.

It sounds like there are logistical hurdles - but sometimes people over inflate logistics just to say no, or their depression/anxiety over inflates logistics.  Maybe thinking there's no time limit?  So sure, you need surgery, but that's one step on the road to recovery.  And if it takes months, well, that's ok.

ALl in all, I'd encourage you to rethink and all or nothing approach in general - seeking pleasure from what is, not from what you think it should be.  And start to think of adjacent ways to get a fix of that hobby.  [/quote]

This is really helpful. Thanks.

A few years ago, I did try greens and not the blacks, to use your example. I got SO MUCH pushback from other participants because this is activity where it's clear I'm at a higher level. But maybe I need to push back at those people myself. That's a really good reminder. [/quote]

I am SO curious what this mystery activity is and wish you would just tell us!

What kind of pushback? Like people you knew from your semi-pro days are disappointed you’re not pushing it to get back to it? From other people on the greens and blues pissed that you’re taking up space on their crowded slope when you could be on the empty other side of the mountain? It’s really hard to imagine why anyone else would care what you do with your own body/free time.[/quote]

Just out of college, I flew for a charter outfit for 6 months. I immediately knew it wasn't the lifestyle I wanted, so I quit, found a normal job, and went back to flight instructing on the weekends. Then the normal job transferred me, I wasn't able to find new students afterward, couldn't afford it on my own, then I got married, had kids, developed a health problem (T1D) that isn't insurmountable but would take effort to clear, and so on. Then there's the kids' schedules and my constant exhaustion and lack of free time. Literally, it's just a ton of stupid hurdles that are a nightmare put together.

Last year, I walked into the local flight school and asked if I could do a few flights with an instructor. They were happy to oblige twice, then got pushy about me getting the T1D worked out so I could go alone. I suppose I was taking time away from real students.

That's where I am. [/quote]

This seems like something that isn't a huge hurdle to jump through.  [/quote]

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