The first article that I read was, "Eight Things Students Should Do When They Make A Mistake." From the get-go, I was drawn in. I love that they started with the fact that being wrong can get you where you need to be. I feel as though that is was never stressed to me when I got things wrong in school or in extracurriculars when I was young. It's okay to be wrong, because that means you can fix it and get closer to being right rather than not trying at all. Another thing that stood out to me was "imposter syndrome." I definitely have this whenever I do something wrong. I feel as though everyone around me is doing way better than me (even if they mat actually be doing the same or worse) and it is very discouraging even though it's made up in my head. I feel as though being open and realizing that everyone makes mistakes and that this was just a learning experience will help as well as realizing that this exists.
The other article that I read was "14 Signs Your Perfectionism Has Gotten Out Of Control." I chose this because projects often take me so much time and energy because I restart them -- even if I know it's perfectly fine as it is. I definitely related with all of the things mentioned in the article and am going to work at noticing these things in my own life. I definitely wait until last minute all the time because I know that, if I start early, I will just spend even more time on whatever is due and still turn it in very last minute from all of the fine-tuning. I am hoping to be better about this in this class...starting this upcoming week!
I would like to start out by saying this course is full of tales that are completely foreign to me. I really enjoyed looking through old projects as they were all so new and different to me.
The first topic that sparked my interest was the topic of love stories. After taking Mythology and Folklore, I feel as though love stories would be fun to twist and make into my own. The Magic Book of Love was a project that stood out to me for this reason. You can really put your own spin on any of the stories and I love how creative you can get when magic is involved.
The next section that caught my attention had to do with animals, of course. Animals always interest me because I always wonder what is going through their head and how they communicate when no one is around. I chose to explore the category of Animals, Natural and Supernatural. The project that stood out to me was An Animal's Tale by Crystal Duffey because she did exactly what I love to do. She narrated the story from an animal's point of view.
The nest topic that caught my eye also had to do with animals. I decided to explore the topic of horses. This caught my eye because I have always loved horses but have never had one or been able to ride them often. I read Horses Divine and loved the way they portrayed the horses. They focused on the power and ability of horses. To me, horses have very humanistic characteristics that makes it easy to put them into a narrative position.
The last topic that stood out to me was Yoga. This stood out to me because I have some familiarity with the topic. I used to do some Bikram yoga when I was in high school and was curious how yoga could be brought into this course. I read Workshop: Learning the Origins of Poses and it was nothing like I expected it to be. I love how the stories made it feel as though you were really in a yoga workshop. It was unique from any other project I have read before.
From my first Indian Epics stories to read, I decided to write my notes over The Foolish, Timid Rabbit from Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
From the opening of the story, I was very intrigued. The Rabbit reminded me of myself in life when something goes wrong. If I get a bad grade or something, I don't even stop to evaluate the situation. I just run off in freak-out mode.
This story also reminded me of how rumors spread. I feel as though people are so quick to spread information without checking on the validity of it. No one thought to ask where the rabbit had come from and why he thought that the earth was breaking. But, they had a better excuse than us humans due when it comes to silly, small things. Those animals were running for, what they thought was, their life! They had to act quick and spread the news quick to save everyone else.
I think I am going to remake this story and tell it in a more realistic form that I see with a lot of college students. Or, I may make the story end with the earth actually breaking when the lion roars because that is what I though was going to happen as I read.
I am glad that this story incorporated animals and also ended with a great lesson. Those were two of my favorite things to find in stories last semester!
The first reading that caught my eye was The Golden Deer. Initially, the title caught my eye because I loved all of the animal stories last semester in Mythology and Folklore. I also appreciated that there was an audio recording of the story once I clicked on it to check it out. I love audio books as it allows me to listen whether I am riding my bike to class, driving somewhere, or don't feel too well and am not in the mood to read.
Another story that caught my attention was Sita Tested. I feel as though the title caught my attention because it seems as though the story will be suspenseful. I love stories that wait until the very end to put all of the connections together and I am hoping this may be one of those!
The last story that caught my attention was Andhaka: The Dark Lord Who Saw Light. This title has lots of suspense behind it that I think would be interest to unravel. I feel as though it will be an uplifting ending that will be a perfect read on those hard days when I am not feeling motivated to get my work done.
