Its more a "vocation" than a career isnt it? Its a spiritual decision, to make things of beauty and to offer them to the world. However I think there is also some truth that the struggle the artist has to endure is part of the journey. We are swimming up stream by insisting that cosmic laws govern our decisions rather than commercial ones. So there will be difficulty. However, strangely enough, there are eventual rewards for our persistence. We do eventually find our voice, our tribe, our niche, through continually adding value to the world. Anyway, a bit of train of consciousness today...but I feel innately optimistic I guess!