So before I save someone else, I’ve got to save myself
And before I blame someone else, I’ve got to save myself
And before I love someone else, I’ve got to love myself

– Ed Sheeran, “Save Myself”

It’s 11 : 02 AM on day 2362 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Ecclesiastes 5:2 and learn a new word – Definitions for hydra 1. a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as one aspect is solved.

This morning I heard “Save Myself” by Ed Sheeran and I was speechless for a while because we’ve all brunt ourselves up to keep other people warm only to realize that they wouldn’t even jump over a puddle for us. Listen to “Save Myself” by Ed Sheeran below: