FfF,
I hope you stay healthy enough to achieve your personal goal with regard to getting back into the front seat.
After beginning my professional flying career in 1977 and before that having soloed in a glider in 1972 to “A&B” standard and then carried out an RAF Flying Scholarship the following year, I decided to hang up my flying kit slightly before my State Pension age in 2021 after various major health issues, not that they are relevant here.
Point is, I miss flying far less than I thought I would (although I certain miss earning a living from it, especially as I had to live off my savings for almost a year). These days I’m usually kept too busy to even think about it and tbh it’s beyond my budget anyway.