How long can I keep working when my body and industry are wearing out?

You have given your body to long shoots and your peace to an unsteady trade. Both are catching up with you, and the fear of aging out of the work you love is real. Do not shame yourself for feeling it. You are not soft. You have simply been running hard for a long time. The industry may not have you forever, but your eye, the way you see light, story, and a frame, does not retire when your knees do. That is the deeper craft, and it can outlive the physical grind if you let it change shape. Think now about the next form your skill could take: teaching, directing, consulting, mentoring, or simply shooting on gentler terms. Have one honest conversation this month about what that could look like. You do not have to wait until your body forces the decision. You can steer it while you still hold the wheel.