I can relate to this feeling. Recently I have come around to be at peace with the skill sets that i have accumulated over the duration of my career. So I was always reaching out for more but now have been able to isolate a small but relatively whole and independent part which I can work...
I am thankful the human body is what it is - can withstand amongst the most hostile of environments and be resilient, stable and in good condition to fight off a lot of things.
A good friend of mine just a week back talked about how he would like to do something similar - pack his bags and start afresh. And then we got around to talking about a few other things too. So in a 7 game series you are 0-2 down right but still 5 more to play and a lot can still be won. Now...
Being able to think creatively, make a few smile and earn a few bucks on the way all the while applying a degree of quantitative rigour to your body of work - heck i say lonely-ponely (well that isnt even a word) :)
Quite often in trying to be 'fair' you dont quite understand the meaning of 'fair'. It means different things to different people. Think it also has a lot to do with priorities. So for instance if you have people that need to be attended to it is just and amongst your top priorities to look...