Self-Efficacy by Devi Nina Bingham

I am all I have.

I look after me.

My happiness is not yours; my health is not yours.

I am all and everything I need.

I need me to look after me

which is what will make me the happiest.

I am not you; I do not need what you need.

What I need is neither here nor there to you.

I risked a little and I risked a lot when opening the door.

But doors were made to both open and shut.

I shut the door when what you wanted of me 

eclipsed my need to be healthy and free.

This is called self-efficacy, meaning: my needs are not your needs.

Therefore, I prioritize my goals and dreams.

This is not the same as selfishness,

which is to hurt others to get my way.

Prioritizing my goals and dreams

doesn't stop you from getting what you need. 

I will use my personal power to reach for what I want the most.

If someone else doesn't like it, it says more about them than me.

If you can help me achieve what I desire, then we can work together. 

If not, it cannot be helped

for I am all that I have.