This struck a chord….  I have many of the same feelings.  Through searching I found the “six questions” in Tiny Budda to try and find purpose and then proceeded to answer them thinking this an easy task…  only to find I have lost a part of me that I once had.  A long time ago I would have easily answered these questions immediately with passionate answers, but today, drained and drowned out by work, providing, and being responsible, I’ve lost who I am…. the dreamer in me, who set goals and ambitions.  I’m struggling to answer even the most basic of these questions.  I work each day to answer them a little more, digging deep to remember who I was\want to be, but it’s a struggle.  But I desperately need to find that person again.  To re-connect….  Maybe at that point, if I can re-connect with that person, can I venture out to try and have a “sailboat” experience, but till that point, I struggle…