The Backpack Audit
Inventory what you are carrying. Examine the heaviest stone with the Compassionate Witness. Then choose — deliberately — what to put down and what to carry forward.
★★ PRIVATE · This worksheet is private. It is never collected, graded, or shared. The Reflection Pass is available at all times. Your teacher will not read the paper copy without your invitation.
Labels received, failures still felt, things told to me about my capacity.
Moments of exclusion, betrayal, or cruelty that still have weight.
Expectations, patterns, or hurt that came from home.
Things I call myself when things go wrong — the names I have accepted.
Name it. How long have you been carrying it? What has it cost you?
And what carrying forward means.
Written to the weight, not to the person. “Dear ___, I am choosing to put you down because:”
You do not have to carry it alone. Tell one trusted adult, or write it and let an adult read it. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988. Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741.