I used to climb a lot and after that did triathlons. I progressed quite far with both but many of my most vivid/happiest memories are of the early days, learning and making mistakes - it was such a big adventure. You can sometimes loose sight of that as you progress. You don't have to push it all the time to have a good time, in fact you'll often have more fun if you don't (although it's also good to take on big challenges sometimes).
I don't dive deep at all, almost always less than 10m. Plenty of fish and sea life in that top 30 feet - and enough daylight to see them. I think you made an important discovery - enjoy yourself
