Indian Epics

The  Pomodoro Technique is a technique that helps make you more efficient while still letting you have small breaks. I used it this morning while doing these assignments and found it very helpful. I am a very time oriented person, for example if I set an alarm for a set time and get up then never snoozing or when I want to complete a task I set a time in my head when I am going to start and if I miss it, I have to set a new time. Because of this way of thinking, the Pomodoro method was helpful in making sure I did not get distracted or some how end up on youtube for 30 minutes and forget what I was doing. Image Information: Timer, Pixabay, Source

GOAT Go Out And Try I thought this was a good reinterpretation of the acronym GOAT because people usually associate it with "Greatest Of All Time" and growth mindset is not about being the overall best, but your personal best. Image Information: Mountain Goat, Wikimedia Commons,  Source

So close to the end of the semester now so I made a reminder on  Cheezburger Cats

Hindu deities I started at Hindu Deities because I find Gods and Goddesses fascinating. There is so much on this page so I scrolled down to the list of them, and just started clicking until I found someone who seemed interesting. I recommend this to everyone because there are so many that we do not cover in class. Lakshmi Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth, Prosperity, and Fortune. She was born of the ocean and she is the wife of Vishnu. She is usually depicted with 4 hands to signify the 4 goals of Hindu life. Shakti Shakti is an energy and power. It is usually a more feminine power known as the divine female power and present in women. It can also be present in men, though, in potential. It is a very cool concept and reminds me of a Girl Power movement of ancient India. Shachi From there, I ended up at Shachi. Shachi is the Goddess of Jealousy and wrath. I love how in Hindu, emotions have Gods and Goddesses, not just things like war or the sea. Shakti is mentioned a lot in...

I watched  Revelations: Celebrating LGBTQ Stories Through Bharathanatyam  this weekend and am so glad I did. It is the story of a girl coming out to her mom. It is a dance and it was so powerful. I am a WGS minor and love things like this and thought it was so cool that it was included. If anyone is also interested in LGBTQ things or WGS events, this week OU is hosting its own drag show. There will be student performers, as well as RuPaul Drag Race's Kennedy Davenport. Here is a picture of the Facebook event if anyone is interested. I will be there so say hi if you come! The graphic I liked best this week was the mindset cats, they just get me. Image: Facebook,  Event Page

The buddha was reborn as a parrot. As he grew up, he took over as leader of the parrots from his father. After he became leader, he decided to pay back his debt to his parents by taking complete care of them. Every day he took the parrots with him to rice fields and they all ate, and every day he would fill his beak at the end and bring it back to his parents.  When he was doing this the rice farmer saw him and thought he was very greedy for taking extra rice even after he had eaten his fill. He went to the Brahmin and told him what the parrot king was doing. The Brahmin told the farmer to catch the greedy bird so the farmer laid a snare.  When the parrots came back the next day, the parrot king landed in the trap. He did not cry out until after everyone had eaten though, as to not disturb their meals. Then after everyone was full he called out but they all flew away. The farmer hearing his called came out and grabbed the parrot king. He took him to the Brahmin to p...

Once upon a time, there was a legend of a great tree in the middle of the forest. Only those with a true heart could find it. The tree was the biggest and oldest tree in all the land. The tree was said to have magical powers, which controlled the weather. In this land, there was also a palace where 4 young princes lived. They had heard of the tree and wanted to find out for themselves what magic the tree held. When the oldest prince was 12, he was allowed to go on his journey to search for the tree. He left for a week and when he returned he told stories of the great tree but was afraid that it was dead because it had no leaves. The second to oldest prince knew this could not be true because the great tree had been alive forever so when he turned 12 the next year, he too was permitted to go find the tree. It took him almost a week to find it as well, but he returned with stories of its greatness and beauty. The tree he saw had blooming flowers all over it. Now the younger two prince...

The Mongoose The mongoose told the story of a farming family who lived meagerly. There was a father, mother son and daughter-in-law. They farmed for their food eating corn they grew once a day. Eventually, famine killed all their crops and they were forced to live off of powdered barley. They grew thin and wear from the lack of nutrition. Then as they sat down for dinner one day, a guest appeared. The family welcomed the stranger in and the father gave up his meal to the guest. After the guest ate, he was still hungry so the mother gave him her meal as well. Soon he was done with that and so the son dutifully handed over his food. Finally, the daughter-in-law served the guest her meal as well. After the guest ate all of their food that they had graciously shared, the guest revealed themself as Dharma. Dharma granted them a place in heaven for their generosity. The mongoose, who had gold across of his body, then explained that he rolled in grains of barley that had been left over....

CHAPTER 11. Nriga and Paundrika. (Chameleon Story) Krishna's son, Samba, and his friends were walking through the woods, they came across a well. Upon inspection, they realized that there was no water in the well, only a huge chameleon in the bottom. Having never seen a chameleon that size before, they decided to capture it and take it back home. They had no problem getting to the bottom of the well or tying a rope to it so they could pull it up, but as soon as they tried to pull, it would pull back. The chameleon was too strong for them to get it on their own, so they went back to Dwarka and got Krishna. Krishna went with them to the well and easily pulled up the chameleon. When Krishna took the chameleon into his hand, though, it transformed into a man. The princes were amazed and Krishna asked the chameleon to tell his story.  The man told the story of what happened to him. Turns out that the chameleon was once a King named Nriga. As a king, Nriga was very generous. H...