Indian Epics

Writers Write Website Opening up to possibilities of a story: I read about creating the story and starting out with something simple. I think that this helps with writers block a lot because you are not having to think too much in-depth about a particularly plot. You can start writing and change it as your are writing so that you expand and make your story creative. There are many possibilities to a story and many times we forget to incorporate that into a story. Writing a memoir: I read about what a memoir is because I always find them very interesting. I have always been curious about how they are not an autobiography. This article mentioned that a memoir should be about an important time in a person's life and not necessarily about their whole life. Meme about writing. [ source ]

Indian Fables and Folklore By: Shovona Devi The Logical Pupil: The teacher sends the pupil to find a cat so that he can eat all of the mice. The pupil comes back with a Brahmin because he thinks that he fits the description of a cat. The Wishing Pitcher: The man was so poor and he often had nothing to eat. One day a fairy came and told him that he could come with him and he would never be hungry. The man served as the waiter for a long time. One day he asked the fairy to go back home and the fairy let him go and he was allowed to take the magic pitcher with him. One day the man got drunk and dropped the pitcher which shattered to pieces. The Battle of the Birds and the Sea: The birds say that they are not scared of the sea so the sea takes away their eggs. The bird goes to get all of the other bird species to come fight a war with the sea. They are unsuccessful until they get the king bird and he brings the chakra to dry up the sea. The sea gets scared and returns the eggs.

Indian Fables and Folklore By: Shovona Devi The Moon in the Well: Monkeys are foolish. They saw the moon's reflection in the well and thought the moon had fallen in the well. They went down to check and all fell in. In another story they thought that they could start a fire with fireflies. The Frog-King's Folly: The snake tells the frog that he cannot eat any frogs unless the frog king grants him permission. The frog king gives him permission to eat frogs in exchange for a ride on the snakes head. The snake eats all the frogs and in the end also eats the frog king. Gautama the Ungrateful: Gautama was a beggar and he then followed a man to a town of robbers. He became a robber himself. One day he decided to check on his village and found a tree to rest under. There was a crane that provided him safety and money. In the end, Gautama decided to eat the bird. When the crane's friend found out he ordered that Gautama be killed and fed to the animals. No animal wanted

This is so cute! [ source ] I really enjoyed watching this video in its entirety. Everything he said is true. I often find myself wondering how to be genuinely happy. When I went through a bad break-up I kept asking myself what made me happy. I was so used to my boyfriend that it felt like once he wasn't there anymore I wasn't happy either. I searched and searched for things that brought me happiness but it was pointless.  It took me a while to finally realize that I needed to appreciate everything in my life because others aren't so fortunate. Once I started being grateful for everything in my life I started to feel happiness. Everything was right at the right time. He spoke about opportunities and I think it is so important to appreciate every opportunity we get because we aren't guaranteed anything. We have that moment and we have to appreciate it for what it is. "Opportunity is the gift within every gift", this was my favorite quote from the video. 

I am currently enrolled in 19 hours this semester. I am taking one class at a community college and the rest at OU. Juggling everything this semester has been tough but I am making it work. In the middle of the semester I found out that I would be leaving on November 28th for 3 weeks of training for the National Guard. That put me into a huge bind because I would be missing finals. Luckily, my professors have been working with me and have allowed me to take finals early. However, that means that I am cramming every project and studying for all exams into two weeks! It has been tough and super stressful. I am taking Health Coaching as an HES elective and I have a client who I have to coach to meet their goals. This class helped me with that class in a way. I have to be very positive and help my client with their growth. I have taken some quotes from this class as well as shown her the growth cats and she loved them. That class has been a great learning experience on its own. I am able

Karma I chose to start with karma because it is a topic that I find fascinating. There are so many theories about it and I have really been interested in it this semester. Reincarnation After karma I was driven to click on the "rebirth" link. This was interesting because I had read that karma follows you through your life forms. Being reborn into a different life is also something that I find interesting to look into. Orphism I clicked on this link because I had never heard of the Orphic religion before. It is a religion based on literature by the mythical poet Orpheus. Greek Underworld This was an interesting link to click on all on its own. They way they see the underworld and the entrance to it is interesting to me. It also mentioned Hades which I am familiar with in greek mythology. Hades. [ source ]

[ source ] I liked this image because I think a lot of times we become trapped in our own comfort zones and it doesn't allow for growth. It can often be scary to explore outside of what we know but we can accomplish so much if we only attempted what is outside of our safe space.  [ source ] This is definitely a favorite because education is so important to me. Learning comes from curiosity. When people want to know something they will ask questions or research it. I used to be an education major and it is still such an important aspect for me. We have so much room to grow when we ask questions and then are able to teach others.  [ source ] This one is somewhat of a goal for me. I struggle a lot with learning to let things go and not letting the past affect my future, It can be hard for me but I know that once I able to do that I can look as relaxed as the cat in the picture. 

Last week I decided to write a motive thing about my day every day for a week. I am happy to say that I was able to do that. Every day I wrote something on my dry erase board. I added a new thing each day so I was able to reflect on something positive for that day as well for the past days. It did make me feel better because I have been having a tough few weeks and that was definitely a highlight. I will continue to do it daily. Positivity. [ source ]

For this tech tip I went and added a profile picture as well as a biography. I think it is very important to have pictures on there to be able to contact people in classes and remembering names can be hard sometimes. I also added a short bio so others can see if they are interested in knowing something about me.

Indian Fables and Folklore By: Shovona Devi The Man in the Eye: They believe that the man in the eye is death and not a reflection. The Elephant Fighting Hare: The hare challenges the leader of the elephants to a fight and he tricks him and makes it appear as though he is winning the fight. The elephants get scared and leave so then the leader runs away too because aunts crawl up his nostrils. The Hungry Elephant: The elephant can seem very foolish but in this story it is different. He walks into a bazar looking for food and all of the shop owners close up. One is not fast enough so the elephant asks for different items and he says he doesn't have them. Finally, the elephant gets frustrated and decides to see for himself. He finds all of the items and the shop keeper gets scared so he is able to eat everything. Elephant looking for food. [ source ]

In the small town of Rahda there lived an old man who roamed the streets without no where to live. he hunched over his wooden cane and with much struggle took light steps as he headed in his direction. His dog always followed along. The man never begged for food or money but the townspeople knew that he had no food or shelter so they would often feed him. Every morning he would walk to the schoolhouse and wave to all the kids as his dog sat next to him. He would then walk around town picking up any trash that littered the streets.  Old man walking down the street. [ source ] At the end of a long neighborhood street there lived a little boy named Leo. He was only five but he was very smart. Every morning, his mother would give him a piece of bread and coffee to give to the old man as he passed by the house. This was Leo's favorite part of his morning. He would go outside and greet the man, pet his dog, and wish him a blessed day. Although, he felt content after giving the ma

Title : Twenty Jataka Tales Author : Noor Inayat (Khan) The Two Pigs: The pigs were picked up by a woman who named them and raised them. One day the men came to her door asking if she would sell them a pig for her feast. She refused and they made her drink until she was drunk. When one of the pigs was lured to go, the other pig spoke sweet words. They reached the palace and the king ordered they be taken there and bathed in the sweetest perfume. The Goblin Town: Their ship sank and they were stranded on an island. Women came and told them to come live with them because they could feed them. They went to live with them and one day one of the men awoke and saw one of them turn into a goblin. He tried to escape but realized he was bound to chains. The goblin town. [ source ] The Forest Fire: The little quail was not able to fly so he stayed in the forest and lived happily every after.

Twenty Jataka Tales Author : Noor Inayat (Khan) The Fairy and the Hare: The animals in the woods gathered food that they had stole from someone else. The hare did not have anything to offer but he did not steal. When the fairy transformed herself into an old beggar she went and asked the animals for food and they all offered what they had. When she went to the hare he offered himself to eat. She then told him he was kind and everyone would know of it for the rest of their lives. The Master's Test: The teacher sends them all to get him money by stealing and the young pupils agree to do so that they can make him happy. One pupil does not move and when he is asked why he tells the teacher that "himself is watching" so he rather not do wrong by stealing and would rather beg for money. The Empty Lake: The fish tells a story to the other fish about a time when the like was dried up by the sun rays and Mother Earth as they drank up the water. One day they asked for wate

This weekend, I was able to spend some time with my niece. She is 15 years old and is incredibly smart. There are time that I have noticed where she is overwhelmed with school and she mentions to me about she has too much going on and juggling can be difficult. I started to realize that she is somewhat a mini version of me.  I started giving her advice and I told her that she needed to push through because hard work always pays off. Of course she decided to challenge me and I began to explain to her that when someone faces difficulty they must work hard because once you overcome that you can see the growth that came from the situation. I told her that at all times she has to face situations with a growth mentality. If she cannot see her way around something then she can push herself to go straight through. Many times we stop our own growth because we deem something is too hard, or we get scared because we do not know what is on the other side. If we approach everything with a grow

I think it is very important to highlight positive things that happen in our lives daily. For a while, I began to realize that I was viewing many aspects of my life very negatively and it was mostly because I was always so stressed out. I was craving some down time that I just did not have time for. I started reading some stories about waking up and being thankful for everything we have in our lives, good or bad. This was supposed to in turn make you feel more positive. I tried this and it worked for me. Of course slowly with time I started losing this technique. For this week, I am going to try this challenge because in a way it is very similar to what I had tried before. I love writing things down on my dry erase board because it is something I look at everyday. I can commit to this more than I can commit to writing a blog post because I pass my board on the way out everyday and that will ensure that I don't forget. I am going to pick something good that happened everyday of th

I currently have the Canvas app installed into my phone already. I am the type of person to always be on the go and I find simple apps very useful. If it wasn't for the app itself I would have to go to Safari and then find the site, log in, and view everything separately. The app makes it so simple to navigate between courses and view grades or notifications. This is a lot easier than when D2L was the platform. The only thing that I have been having an issue with is the way grades are viewed for some courses. For example, for some of my classes instead of showing a letter grade it will only show the points that I have received. When it comes to trying to find a quick letter grade that can be challenging. Other than that it is great in all aspects. One time I was in the waiting room at the doctors and I was able to view powerpoint and other materials to study while passing the time waiting. Overall, I really enjoy the app and I was eager to download it as soon as it was available.

More Jataka Tales  By: Ellen C. Babbitt  The Golden Goose: The goose provides golden feathers so that the mother and her daughters are able have money. Each feather is golden when plucked. One day the mother becomes very greedy and decides to pluck all the feathers at once. When she does this all the feathers turn white and the goose leaves and never returns. The goose giving his feathers away. [ source ] Indian Fairy Tales   By Joseph Jacobs The Lion and the Crane: The crane  helps  the lion when there is a bone stuck in his mouth. Although the  crane  is scared to get eaten, he stills helps the lion. Time goes by and he asks the lion what he will pay him in return for helping him and the lion  responds  that by not eating him that is a favor enough. The crane realizes he is not righteous at all. 

Title :  Eastern Stories and Legends Author : Marie Shedlock The horse that held out to the end: Even though the horse  was  injured he continued to fight. The seven kings were set free and as they took off his mail he passed away and  was  buried in honor.  The mallard that asked for too  much: The mallard came back and told his wife and children who he was and that they could pluck one feather each time. The wife thought that one day he would leave and not come back so she decided to rip all the feathers at once. Since this was against his wish, all the feathers turned into regular feathers instead of gold.  The faithful friend: The dog is sold to someone else and the elephant is sad. He refuses to eat and the king wants to know why. When he is told that it is because the dog is gone, he sets everyone out to find the dog. The dog is returned to the elephant.  The elephant and the dog. [ source ]

Title : Eastern Stories and Legends Author : Marie Shedlock The Hare That Ran Away: The little hare was so scared that something would happen to her that when she heard a noise she though the Earth was falling in. She spread the word to everyone and they all panicked until  the  lion went and confirmed what the noise was. The little hare then told everyone that it was actually a fruit that fell on a leaf that  made  the noise.  The Spirit that lived in a tree: The tree spirit found out that the tree would be cut down and he went while the king was asleep to ask that the tree be cut  piece  by piece instead of at once by the trunk. He said he did not want the others to suffer when the tree would fall. The king  was  moved by the spirit looking out for the others that he decided not to cut it down.  The parrot that fed his parents: The parrot would eat rice and take some back with him. One day he was captured and he explained that it was not his greed but he wanted to feed his pa

Title: The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India Author: W.H.D. Rouse I have never been the kid that gets in trouble or that ends up in those situations. I have always done as I was told and always avoided conflicts with others. My mother always told me "honesty is the best policy" and those words constantly run through my mind. Being kind to others and showing compassion are other values that I hold dear to my heart. My name is Bailey and I am a senior in high school. I grew up being the youngest of three and in many ways I was always over protected. My siblings would seldom listen to my parents and often did whatever they wanted. They still wanted me to succeed so they always kept a tight leash on what I did. My parents always made sure I was involved in sports and because I became an athlete at such a young age, I was able to be on all the varsity teams for the sports that I played all throughout high school. I played basketball, football, ba