I can see you are a wise person Breezy, with much to teach and give, but you've become disillusioned with it all. I'm guessing you are thinking "Is this all there is? Really? That's it?"
What everyone has said so far has been pretty great, and relatively true, but I don't think it would help you right now.
Why? You don't have enough freedom in your life. I don't mean physical freedom, but possibility freedom. There's not much space in your life where anything new can happen. Now this is all because of your views, and people ahve suggested ways to change your views, so I'm not going to say them again.
Why should you listen to them though? Because the green field you are searching for, is out there in the distance that you can't see. It's behind those walls that must come down before you can be free. The thing you seek, and that which will enrich your life again, is exactly where you haven't looked, and won't look, if left to your own devices. Only something completely weird and different will shift you towards it.
The path is through the confusion and all the nonsense you've heard. It's through the strange ideologies and weird advice you keep hearing. You say you don't want to be one of us confused people, but many of us already have what you are seeking. It's time to try something drastically new, something crazy.
ps. As for the Steve thing, there are successful people on the forum, they are just rarer than most, just like in real life. It also depends on how you define success. As for the advice itself, it makes sense if you can hear it. If your metaphorical ears are filled with metaphorical wax, then you won't be able to hear anything. Wisdom is where you find it.