The Rare Recording

Metaphorical Narrative

From the vault of childhood comes a strange broadcast.
A child’s voice crackles through an invisible radio, repeating the same message over and over:

“Hello hello, can you hear me. This is danger talking. Over. Your safety is compromised. Over. Every time you disagree with others your safety is compromised. This is how you make enemies. Over.”

The broadcast loops like an emergency siren, as if the world itself would collapse if you dared to step out of line.

But today, the grown self picks up the signal, listens once, and then speaks into the mic with calm authority:

“Thank you for your service. You did your job. But I don’t need you anymore. You are relieved.”

And with that, the old channel fades to silence.

Core Insight

Fear trained the child to believe disagreement equals danger.
That broadcast etched into the nervous system, turning self-expression into a threat.

But safety is not earned by compliance. Safety is remembered. It belongs to you by nature, not by negotiation.

The adult voice can finally end the broadcast — not by fighting it, but by closing the radio and walking away.

Saturday Experiment

1. Notice when your mind plays the old recording: “This is danger talking.”
2. Pause, take a breath, and thank it: “Message received, service complete.”
3. Then place your hand on your chest and affirm: “I don’t negotiate safety. I live it.”

Sunday Reflection

• When the old broadcast replays, what does the grown version of you want to say back?
• How does it feel in the body when you treat safety as remembered, not earned?
• If that child finally knew they were safe, what would they choose to do freely?