SCENE 6: Befriending the Inner Critic
Song: Befriending the Inner Critic (Artist)
I hear you, yes I hear you
You’re trying to keep me safe
I feared you, but I feared you
Were so loud and took up so much space
In the ancient past your role
was maintaining status-quo…
And keeping me alive
Ready to fight or flee the foe
Life is much less precarious
And it’s okay not to know
‘Cause pleasure is important
It’s a healthy way to grow
My reptilian mind,
You don’t want to be left behind
So threatened by Change
getting rearranged, rejecting the new and the strange
Stress was life or death
You’re learning to distinguish
Between a shark and a school of fish
And now the times are new
We are not the tiger’s prey
We are born to make and play
No need to fear, my ego
You won’t be obsolete
Just ride the tide, be in the flow
Discerning and discreet
It’s safe to take a risk
To Experiment and fail
I promise we’ll grow strong together
And even live to tell the tale
No need, to generate anxiety
And scan the past for future problems
The present is where all the juice is at
In the present, we remain solvent
In the present, we remain solvent
