Alleviating the Weight of the Mind

Written for WRS 101, the following piece is a narrative description of an experience with writing, presented as a spoken audio and transcript. Exploring the unique effect of journaling on an unsuspecting individual shows how doubt can be overshadowed by relieving feelings without complex intervention. Beginning with a quiet moment alone, listing the many thoughts crowding one’s brain leads to the discovery of how stressful thoughts can be displaced, leading to a feeling of weightlifting of one's shoulders, opening space to welcome positive, mindless perspectives of the day. Surprise and happy confusion describe theindividual’s emotions as they work through the activity, rifling through incoming thoughts and dispensing those that preceded them.