The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
Isolation is a dream killer.
You don't have to get it right the first time.
You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.
When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.