I write often about the negative impact of expectation but we ALL experience it over and over . Can you just hear the giant sucking sound of being swallowed whole by this need to succeed? To prove yourself? I hear it all the time so I’m in no way perfect.. but I’m learning not to chase things anymore. We’re not machines. We write for people.. not machines. We can never beat the machine. We have to stop living for recognition and begin living for the relationships we’re forming. It’s the only way I see this writing platform working ! Hugs….