Started surfing at 39
Post 40: started windsurfing
Became a full-time software developer
Got married
Had a child
Got a new motorcycle
Ran two half marathons and multiple races shorter.
Started writing and drawing with regularity and getting better at both all the time (this post not withstanding)
All in all I look back at my 40's and consider it the best decade of my life.
Do a quick search and you'll see that so many artists, writers, etc. did their seminal work later in life. Athletics and punk rock are the only areas your youth is a true factor (excluding Iggy Pop)
Get some therapy, re-set your ideas and expectations of your life and good luck to you truly.
All in all I look back at my 40's and consider it the best decade of my life. Do a quick search and you'll see that so many artists, writers, etc. did their seminal work later in life. Athletics and punk rock are the only areas your youth is a true factor (excluding Iggy Pop)
Get some therapy, re-set your ideas and expectations of your life and good luck to you truly.