I'm a pro photographer, been one for 10 years, I'd still say that I don't take photography that seriously, including for myself. It's fun, it's cool, it can achieve, it isn't however my lifes raison d'tre in any way nor would I ever let any pursuit become that important to me that I would either 'give it up' or decide that I had to continue it.
Keep the cameras, heck sell them all and buy this Fuji X100 when it's released. When you are in the mood to photograph then photograph, when you aren't then don't. Most importantly, never let any hobby or pursuit rule you to the extent that you take it this personally, heck, life it too short.
You can become a pro photographer with a fraction of your skill set (unfortunately, heck half the newcomers fit that description), if that was your goal then you set it way too high. Did you read Alain Briot's recent essay on talent? Looking at his first pictures and remember he was an art student, my wife's first photos were better and she shot a single roll of film then said she couldn't be bothered any more! Alain is a full time fine art photographer (the rarest breed!) and a recognised educator in the field. His entire essay is based on the fact that it had nothing to do with some sort of magical ability but it was a lifetime of hard work, surmounting failures and disappointments and just plain perserverance.
I am very well aware that my own 'talent' is medicore in general in pretty much every field. I'm not particularly intelligent, not at all academic and I will never achieve greatness, don't have the drive to be honest apart from anything else. However although the internet has put us on first name terms with the few, the very few, who are the tops of this profession, the vast majority of this world are not and never will be any different to myself. Once I'd realised that I knew that I was only ever photographing for myself and if anyone else wanted to join in the ride, I was more than grateful. But it was my journey and if I do it alone, heck, I'm doing it for me not anyone else.
I don't know if you've been following my project in Jerusalem (
www.timelessjewishart.com). All in all I have some 40 images in total. Over a period of 3 years almost exactly. I could have done it in 3 months to be honest if I'd put my energies to it, it doesn't take that long to take 40 images in a small city, especially when you are only working in a small part of it. However I doubt it would have been as good as a body of work. I do not let photography dictate my life, when I'm in the mood, when I have a drive, I go out and photograph, I create. Most of the time I'm a lazy sod who can't be bothered getting off my tuches! However when I do go out it's with all the drive and motivation which creates what I have achieved. I drive it, it does not drive me.
Chill friend, take control of the hobby and let it become your slave not vice versa, only then will you be able to enjoy it.