Have you thought about trying to find the intersection of the two? Is there a company or something you can work on that takes advantage of both skillsets?
I think the real challenge in life is to get heart and head in alignment. It's not easy, but who said it would be?
I had put some thought in that direction, and thought about finding companies that made DAWs. However, this space turned up dead ends, at least when I was looking. The other thought I had was indie game dev, which I thought needed a bit more time investment than I had before it would pay off. (I was thinking in terms of when I was finishing college, after which I would have to escape the shadow of my parents, who can only be so nurturing.)
And I like your point there about the challenge of life.
I think the real challenge in life is to get heart and head in alignment. It's not easy, but who said it would be?