Living with the possibility of fail

Okay. It’s not yet the last day of November. I may still actually finish the first draft of the second book. I really need to finish it. I need to go into December knowing that I’m worth something more than work, which currently has this groove going on it:

Sacrifice: Your role may be thankless, but if you're willing to give it your all,  you just might bring success to those who outlast you.

Funny part is, if I were less principled, I wouldn’t be having that problem right now.

And the underlying question at work is

Worth: Just because you're necessary doesn't mean you're important.

If it weren’t for writing, I would cut ’em open here and now.