February 23, 2003
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How does one immobilise a fractured personality to prevent further injury and promote healing?
I discovered there’s this little girl inside me and she’s not too keen on being exposed. She is cold, lonely and frightened, but she doesn’t want to do anything about it. She’s happy being miserable, and she’s been forcing her way to the surface more than usual in the past month. She’s very noisy.
Fortunately for me, I also have an inner critic. He (yes, he) can be extremely sarcastic but he makes sense. He ridicules the little girl in a way that makes her sit up and think. The other day, the little girl was lamenting the difficulty I seemed to be having creatively and how I was starting to feel that it might not be worth all the work. All the critic said was “So quit then.” And the tired, scared, cold little girl stopped mid-sentence and suddenly sat down. From behind her stepped the slightly-shy-but-extremely-passionate tutor/student. She went in front of the group of students who were there to see her Literature presentation (on Emerson), and did the best she could. Without even thinking. And the critic was pleased.
I have my suspicions that the little girl isn’t gone, but I’ve managed to shut her up for the time being, which is good – she was really starting to get on my nerves.
Have a great week, all!
Comments (12)
sad, yet inspiring in a way. nice combination.
Funny you give personas to the voices inside you. But yes, how nice it is you have learned to listen to them! Cheers.
Now, onto our cups of tea…
Very interesting.
I think all of us keep inside a part of childhood that has been rebuilt to do an adult but it remains always something . The big features of our personality are done or given in the childhood .
Interesting relection Shy .
Love Michel
it’s good that you are so in touch with the many voices in your head……i still haven’t learned to differentiate mine……..
a cup of coffee would be great….i have always thought brazil to be beautiful….i hope that one day i will have the chance to see it for myself!
He he… the little girl is growing
That is the way to go…
Have a great week, Shy
Down with the little girl!
What do you think to Walden? I’ve liked Throreau’s identification with nature, but I’ve read very little indeed… I’d like to read more.
You have a wonderful way in describing the intrinsic world.
What do you think to Walden? I’ve liked Throreau’s identification with nature, but I’ve read very little indeed… I’d like to read more.
You have a wonderful way in describing the intrinsic world.
:) Glad you liked the Chatterbox. Nice to see you getting back into the swing of writing. You have a great day..
woohoo. i love the way you related the story, too. your mind wows me