I just wanted to say that this is a beautiful post, and I greatly admire your attitude on all of this. I wish you the best with all of your future endeavors. You've already done such great work and I'm sure you'll continue to go far. Cheers mate!
Thanks for the kind words. Shortly after writing this I participated in the Ludum Dare 52 and started a new game project! I've been really enjoying the process of making it so hopefully putting Pawndemonium behind me was a healthy step toward getting back into making things :)
