gomez, thank you for that post. I'm sure that many, many wannabes make the same decision as you but are too embarrassed to admit it in such a public fashion. It takes a great deal of maturity to admit to yourself that a course of action you've taken is the wrong one, and a great deal more to do it in front of others. When the course of action is one as apparently 'glamorous' as aviation, there's even more pride at stake, so well done.
I have no doubt that you'll do well in whatever you finally choose to earn your living at, and I sincerely hope you earn enough to fly for fun - which is the way that, secretly, many professional pilots would have it if they could!
We'll look forward to hearing about your fun exploits in Private Flying while we're all busting a gut for the next sim check/medical/line check or w.h.y! Good luck,
Scroggs