One thing I know for sure is that, regardless of what I do, people will always criticize me. I won’t make everyone happy And, since that’s the case, I should just worry about me. For once, I NEED to be selfish, even if don’t want to. Somehow, what I want for me will be seen as selfish, even though it is really what I have to have for my own survival. I have to follow through with my plan. I guess I should think again about what Jane said all those years ago: “Take care of yourself or you won’t be able to take care of anyone else.”
There is a reason why they tell you on airplanes that if the masks fall, put your own on before you worry about anyone else, even children. If you’re dead you can’t take care of anyone else. You might even, peripherally, cause other people to be harmed.
It’s not selfish–it’s just being selfless in a creative way.
Stand firm!