“Life has taught me to be selfish

To put myself first

To worry about my own needs

And to take all the time I desire

I am not being cruel by focusing on myself

I am not being cold

I am giving my mind mercy and my heart a break

Because I have done too much for others what I should have been doing for myself

I have loved

And cared

And comforted

And appreciated everyone around me

Life has taught me to do that for myself now”

– From Inside the Mind of Tragedy