(Raw) Introduction

Brain: Hello everyone, I'm Sabrina's brain, the overthinker...

Heart: ...And I'm Sabrina's heart, the carefree one, but a bit sensitive.

Brain: I assist the heart to rationalize its sensitivity.

Heart: I assist the brain in finding the value for its thoughts.

Brain: I value tangibility. Practicality. We are not living in an ideal world.

Heart: I value spirituality. The essence. We can be the way we want the world to be, as a start.

Brain: We quarrel a lot...

Heart: ...Like an old married couple

Brain: ...But at the end of every battle, 

Heart: ...We aim to work together, 

Brain: ...To assist Sabrina,

Heart: ...In acknowledging her feelings,

Brain: ...Reasoning her feelings,

Heart: ...Questioning her reasoning,

Brain: ....Questioning her questioning,

Heart and Brain: ...And achieves peace with herself. We are raw. We are the unfiltered thoughts and feelings, intertwined. Sometimes, we wander away from the issue because distractions happen. 

Brain: Distractions are part of what we're living in, anyways. It takes effort to remain focused in a the world of distractions.

Heart: Like how Brain is now explaining about distractions philosophically when we're supposed to introduce the audience to the Raw Series without diving into any topics yet. 

Brain: DANG

Brain and Heart: *Now focused* We are Sabrina.

Assalamualaikum and hello,

I'm Sabrina and what you've read just now is an introduction to my Raw Series. In this series, I'll be expressing myself in the form of the brain, and the heart's voices, unfiltered. I will attempt to follow the flow, and let you swim along till the shore.

It's actually rather accidental, this whole idea on the conversation (or argument/debate) between the brain and the heart. I found myself writing about expectations the other day, and as I went on writing, I realized that the essay did not possess a harmonious tune. I had claims and counterclaims in the writing as if I was writing an assignment for critical thinking and discussing the viewpoints of at least, two individuals. But, well, it was just me, talking to myself throughout the process and writing it down simultaneously.

I realized it then that you can't have a conversation without having a second entity i.e. someone other than you, yourself. So, if I'm having a conversation within me, it means that there are at least two voices inside me. 

If I have more, that might be a multiple personality disorder, I guess.

Annndddd I've read Mark Manson's book in which he said that we have this thinking brain and feeling brain. The way he put it into words was quite interesting and sensible, so I took that in (you shall read it to know more). Inspired, I turned my mundane essay into a dialogue format between the brain and the heart. You might wonder why didn't I name them as Thinking Brain and Feeling Brain, instead. But, I choose not to make it all about the brain. 

Pretty impressive for a neuroscience student to do, I think.

I wish to acknowledge the presence of my heart because the heart has a mind of its own (literally i.e. the pacemaker. It initiates its own beats.). 

I posted the dialogue on Instagram Stories, and many readers find this "brain-heart" concept interesting and resonate well with their own thoughts and feelings. Hence, I'm making it a series (and because my mum suggested it, so mummy's girl gotta do what a mummy's girl gotta do).

The uninterrupted flow of thoughts with intertwining feelings...

I personally feel that to keep track of it in the form of writing is healthy. Healthy as in, it might contribute to my personal growth. But, we'll see how it goes. I'll force them (the brain and the heart) to generate some feedbacks as we flow.

Stay tuned.