I think I'm having a midlife crisis.
I've come to the unfortunate realization that I have to give up playing sports. I love playing just about anything (softball, volleyball, racquetball, basketball, etc) but I've discovered that my body doesn't like it anymore. The recovery after a game is very difficult and lasting longer and longer. I had a lot of injuries as a young athlete that never healed properly and they are coming back to bite me. I need a new hobby.
I think I am a very creative person, but I am not at all artistic. I can't draw or paint and I've never done anything like pottery, glass blowing, mosaics, etc. I have avoided anything artistic because I hold the belief that I suck! I'd love to learn, but I kind of feel this is something you either have in you or you don't. Am I wrong?
On top of that, I don't know where to even start. While laying on the sofa recovering from my sports injuries this weekend, I searched for hours for any kind of beginner classes in my area and came up empty. I found a lot of "all levels welcome" but I find that rather intimidating. I need someone to actually teach me.
The best I found was a place that teaches stained glass. That looks really cool and it is for beginners, but that seems like an extremely expensive hobby. The class is a couple hundred bucks and then you need some kit that is $450. That's a lot to invest in something that I don't even know if I'll like.
So as I lay here in pain still, I am having a little pity party for myself. I can't figure out what I want to do next and the one thing that seems fun is something I think I would be terrible at. Whoa is me!