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A Letter To My Inner Critic #writebravely

August 9, 2017 By corinnerodrigues 23 Comments

Day 5 of the Write Tribe Festival of Words already! I can’t believe how fast the days are flying past. Today’s prompt: Write a letter. So I decided to share with you a letter to my inner critic that I wrote a few years ago.

A Letter To My Inner Critic

I have something to tell you, my inner critic -I have given you a name. I call you Cassius – after the character in Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar. Why? Because Cassius had a major role in getting Brutus to kill Caesar. That’s exactly the role you’ve been playing in my life. You keep encouraging me to kill my creativity.

You, Cassius, are insidious, subtle and wily. You find various ways of telling me that I’m not good enough a writer. You creep into my mind and make me compare myself to others.

Over the years, it’s not just my writing you’ve attacked, but my choices, my personality and my self-esteem. You’ve got your ever-willing workers who are happy to convey your messages to me. Someone subtly questioning my behaviour, another one questioning my choices, the third telling me to get my head out of the clouds.

But your biggest weapon, that works almost every time with someone like me, is to get another person to say they need me. Off I go to ‘rescue’ them, always putting their need before my own. Putting their gifts, before mine. To paraphrase Julia Cameron, I have ‘squandered my own creative energies by investing disproportionately in the lives, hopes, dreams and plans of others’.

Not anymore, Cassius. You can kick and scream, throw a tantrum and tell me I’m selfish. I’ll just cock a snook at you and go on my merry creative way. I’ve given into you and your vassals for too long.
It’s time to claim my mojo back. It’s time for me to nurture my creative spirit.

I have something to tell you, Cassius: Be gone!

 

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About corinnerodrigues

A lover of words. A self-acceptance blogger. A blogging coach. A book reviewer. A woman happily journeying through midlife, moving from self-improvement to self-acceptance and enjoying being herself.
Corinne writes at Everyday Gyaan, reviews fiction at CorinneRodrigues.com and encourages writers and bloggers at Write Tribe and offers offline coaching to writers and bloggers at The Frangipani Creative, located in Secunderabad, India.

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  1. Surbhi says

    August 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    Self-doubt is the destroyer of selfconfidence at a larger extent. It’s not easy to overcome that fear. Loved reading your post. So apt!

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  2. Manveen Dua says

    August 9, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    The inner voice is often the harbinger of progressive actions. It’s the forerunner of your true potential often propelling you to levels, you couldn’t imagine…I would say, fuel it.

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  3. Esha says

    August 9, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    That voice in the head can be pretty stubborn at times, but it needs to be silenced! Wish we could all do it more often!

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  4. Sheethalsusan says

    August 9, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    “Be gone! Just be gone and leave the rest to you.”
    Something I have started telling to my inner critic.

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  5. Geethica Mehra says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    When you are determined to go your way then there’s no stopping. Be firm and go ahead.

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  6. Balaka Basu says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:41 pm

    I too need to kick out Cassius..doing me no good..great take on the prompt.

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  7. Kala Ravi says

    August 9, 2017 at 11:43 am

    Way to go! Claim that mojo back! Off with you traitorous Cassius!

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  8. upasna says

    August 9, 2017 at 11:40 am

    Inner critic got a kick on the butt…A nice letter.

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  9. Anamika Agnihotri says

    August 9, 2017 at 11:12 am

    This might be the voice inside me too, often filling me with doubts about my writing. It gets difficult to shush it somedays.

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  10. Amrita says

    August 9, 2017 at 10:37 am

    It does stop and block our creativity.You are very right.‘…..squandered my own creative energies by investing disproportionately in the lives, hopes, dreams, and plans of others’.This is like been there done that, still not learning .need a brain reprogramming!

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  11. akshata ram says

    August 9, 2017 at 8:54 am

    Its a an apt one Corrnie. Its upto us to tame the inner critic or let him owe power us. The inner critic can be used effectively its important to be cognizant of the fact that it may supersede us at times and that shouldn’t be allowed

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  12. Modern Gypsy says

    August 9, 2017 at 8:13 am

    Our inner critics can really put us in a tizzy! Naming them and knowing when they rear up their heads really helps us to deal with them!

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  13. Apeksha Rao says

    August 9, 2017 at 7:48 am

    Yay to you Corinne! Kick that Cassius in the butt. Very well written.

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  14. Menaka Bharathi says

    August 9, 2017 at 7:24 am

    How rightly and crisply told to the inner self, I have strong belief that the inner self is the one that guides you through and need to be dealt with strictly to be positive..

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  15. Team MocktailMommies says

    August 9, 2017 at 6:53 am

    Corinne… we thought on the same lines. What a coincidence! My entry today is also a letter to the voice in my head!
    I feel this voice, this critique inside is really a great personality… Something like a twin who is not exactly the same!
    Your letter is really breathing your heart!
    – Anagha from Team MocktailMommies
    https://mocktailmommies.blogspot.com

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  16. Bellybytes says

    August 9, 2017 at 4:45 am

    That was a strong message if there was one ! I loved the mature words and crisp style .

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  17. Aesha Shah says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:21 am

    This is the post apt today as we reach the 5th Day of The Festival Of Words.

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  18. Shilpa Garg says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:11 am

    The Cassius in my head is pretty strong too. I hope it goes away for a long vacation!

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  19. Bhavya says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:10 am

    This is my third attempt at leaving a comment on this post.

    “I remember this letter Corinne. It spoke to me then, it speaks to me now.”

    Yeah. That was what I wanted to say 😛

    Reply
  20. Shalini R. says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:09 am

    Now, that’s the spirit, Corinne! Let’s kick Cassius hard! 🙂 Loved your letter!

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  21. Zainab says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:07 am

    Cassius- better be gone! I like the name though and the reason behind it 🙂

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  22. Ramya says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:06 am

    Ha ha.. such a relief to say the negativity to stay away from life. Nice letter Corinne.

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    • Anubhuti says

      August 9, 2017 at 12:09 am

      I so wish I could do that everyday !!

      Reply

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