There’s nothing that makes you hate a previously beloved hobby more than charging money for it.

It’s practically a capitalist pastime at this point: You get so good at something that the people around you compliment your handiwork by suggesting it’s worth real money. Cause it's obviously only valuable if it’s translatable into cold hard cash...

Of course, most people mean no harm — they simply admire your talents and want to see you make something of it. But, they’re missing crucial information, the very least of which is, do you actually WANT to trade money for this thing?

Life is expensive and hard. So when you find a path to pay your bills that’s fueled by love and genuine interest instead of grueling monotony… it’s really tempting to make it work. Just be brutally honest with yourself in the process: Take constant inventory of whether your craft is becoming a burden, more so than a spark of joy.

Because if the spark goes out, it’s really hard to find it again.