It is always refreshing when I read about people who are happy with their choices and take responsability for their decisions. You are an example G. Of course there are ups and down in a life and maybe not all decisions were good, but owning it and feeling good about the upcoming years is awesome. I can't tell you how many times I have heard people who get older complain about old age and somehow just expecting to die. Here in my country people lose their willingness to explore and live life after a certain age, it is a sad thing to watch and I promised myself I will never become like this.
In the near future I expect to reach a comfortable level of freedom and do be able to do more of what I like in my free time. Becoming a full time artist would be my dream.