Play it through the car speakers when you hit traffic or start running late. It’s audio only, so your eyes stay on the road. It takes two or three minutes and is fine to loop for the whole jam. If you need to tell someone you’ll be late, wait until you’ve safely stopped.
Read by Ivy
01Brake lights as far as I can see. How I sit here is still my choice.
02Hands loose on the wheel. Shoulders down.
03Being late is inconvenient, not a disaster. People understand traffic.
04Other drivers are people having their own days. None of this is personal.
05When someone cuts in, I let them go. Letting it pass keeps me calmer and safer.
06A good gap ahead gives me time to react and room to breathe.
07Rushing rarely saves much time. Arriving safely matters more than arriving a minute sooner.
08Music I love or a little quiet can fill this time.
09A slow breath in, a longer breath out. This car can be a calm little room.
10We’re all moving, slowly. I’ll get there when I get there, in one piece.
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Why it’s written this way
Traffic anger builds on a feeling of lost control. This loop starts by sorting out what you do control (how you sit, how you breathe, how you react) from what you don’t (the cars ahead), which is often enough to take the edge off.
The next notes release the body, because a tight grip and raised shoulders keep anger going. Then the loop takes on the two thoughts that fuel road rage: that being late is a disaster, and that other drivers are doing it to you. Each gets a calmer, truer version.
The middle notes are also about safety: letting someone go, leaving a gap, not rushing. Calm driving is safer driving, and the loop treats them as the same goal. It’s audio only and short enough to repeat for a whole jam. It ends with arriving in one piece, which is the only arrival that really matters.