“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