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Just brainstorming here...
Have you got an old hobby you had to set aside? Maybe you could pick it up again.
Join a book club? Cooking club? Are you a fan of a sports team? Collect anything?
What kind of volunteering do you do? Any possible social contacts through that?
Could you mentor someone?
You never know where it can lead. After having a stroke, I learned that people found my recovery story rather compelling.
In the past few months it has led to an interview on a national podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w3W8ekJdZk), a series of self-produced series of videos (https://www.youtube.com/@srlucado/videos), and even an invitation to speak at Texas Christian University (TCU).
And I'm just getting started.
Good luck!