Act
Most of us live in a state of constant confusion
As automatic thoughts cause circuitous delusions
We don't want these feelings
So choose distractions
But with simple exercises, your mind can be taught
To watch the act of thinking without entangling in thoughts
Welcome emotions
Hold them to the light
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
For a minute let your mind go wherever it wants
Then write down the thoughts you had, every little point
When you've let the fish run
Reel him in
Now disobey on purpose the dictator within
Write down the phrase "I cannot walk around this room"
Then read it outloud
While you walk around
Or give your mind a name, and listen to it speak
Politely as you would to any stranger you meet
And agree or disagree
Respectfully
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
For sticky thoughts
Sing them away
To the tune of
Happy Birthday
Or write them down
And carry them with you
Wherever you go
Through your day
Accept every memory, every faction
Override rigid reactions
So you've noticed now that there's more than one voice
An argument begins whenever you're faced with a choice
Does this to-and-fro
Feel familiar?
Write down what the voices are repeating at you
Don't think which are appropriate or even true
See them as quarrelling children
Watch in amusement
Now your mind's a bus, thoughts are passengers
But they're distracting your driving and causing a fuss
Keep your destination sign
Always in mind
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
Defuse your thoughts, choose how to react
Writer/s: Jack Stafford
