I don't have guidance for you, my friend. But I do have a question and maybe it would help you. Had you ever thought about what came after work, before you ha

I don't have guidance for you, my friend. But I do have a question and maybe it would help you. Had you ever thought about what came after work, before you had the windfall? Like, what you might do if you could retire? I have worked full time since school, without many breaks. When I've had a few breaks in between / unemployment, the first few times were scary and depressing. The third time it happened, I saw it as an opportunity to take a rest, sit back and think a little, and then find a new pursuit, maybe even my own business and started planning for how to do that. If you are like me and didn't have a lot of gaps in your working life, it might be shocking to be able to have a break. What I found was that if I put myself into the right mentality... to let myself have a break without guilt (6 months or so - like a sabbatical), to let myself think, and then to slowly build up action to the next thing, it worked out. That said, normalcy seems to help people. Maybe keeping your routine without the worry about having to pay the bills could be refreshing, if you can frame it the right way. I wish you all the best. I'd like to dream someday I might be you, but then again, the struggle has always been to find happiness where you are now, money or not. I think maybe that never changes. Best!