Indian Epics Work

"You Will Be Okay" I need to remind myself this every day. I stress at work because I need more time, then I stress about school and homework because I need more time, and then I stress because I don't have time for myself. Sometimes you just have to breathe and remember that "you will be okay." "Find the Lesson" This post was talking about failure. We aren't really geared by society to go out and find the failure to learn from. Instead, we're taught that failure is something negative. But if I can apply myself to realize that failure is an opportunity to learn, things look a little more positive. Mental Health

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Why rejection hurts so much- and what to do about it. I related to this so much, but it also felt like a slap in the face. I focus so much on the negativity in my life that I so often overlook all of the positive. In light of how feedback helps, last semester I participated in a workshop for my fiction writing course. First time I've ever let an entire class read my work and then sit through a discussion. Talk about ripping someone to shreds, but in the end, there were so many things that I was able to get out of it about how to make my work better. Feedback is important, even when it sucks to hear. Neil Gaiman's Advice on the Creative Lif e I'm sure we've all heard about people channeling everything into some great work of art. Whether that be music inspiration or some other form of art. I want to write, and that's when I'm going to have the biggest surge of emotion. So that's when I should channel everything into my work. I felt like this article was...

For starters, I love a good love story. I found this specific story about Suvannamaccha and Hanuman and think it would be fun to put my own twist on it. Also, the idea of a mermaid is pretty cool in my opinion. I think I would put Hanuman through some hoops to win her affection, none of that nonsensical magic business. The second idea is going back to the storybook that I just read with the Jatakas. I thought that was a lot of fun rewriting. My writing didn't quite take the approach I originally intended for it to have, but that was the best part. I've also discovered that I'm better at writing really short stories and also enjoy that. Of course, I would have to pinpoint a particular story to rewrite, but I like this idea. To go back to the idea of a love story, I think it would be interesting to feature Kamadeva. If I used him, though, I think I would want him to be that main focus and not just a support character. Maybe he can meet his own lover? Or fall for someone...

“The men have been here long enough, they’ll be eaten in a few nights,” I say. “You can’t,” Kaeli stresses. “But I can't sit here and watch them die when I can do something,” I answer. Already deciding in my mind that I must step in and help them out of the reach of the goblins’ teeth. Plus… I remember how handsome their leader was. And with that in mind, I head towards the field of flying Pegasus, determined to save that man at least. “I know what you’re thinking, and remember he married one of them,” Kaeli reminds me. I guess she followed me, I can hear her breath hitching from stressing her wings in an attempt to catch up with me. “He didn’t know what he was doing.” She’s silent but I know what she’s thinking, though I don’t push it. With a whistle, my flying friend appears. Kaeli and I climb up and off we fly towards the sailors. Approaching, I see him. He’s outside looking concerned. I guide us to swoop down and land directly next to him. “Climb up here, I’m here to help you...

The story by the name of "Goblin City" captured my attention. I approached the reading wanting to learn about things I've never heard of and also with the intent to figure out a direction to take on a rewriting. I found almost all of the stories interesting, but this last one stuck with me as one that I could twist into something fun and creative.  As a short summary, and reminder to myself, a sailor and his mates marry goblins somehow. He figures it out and only some of his mates believe him. A fairy, hating goblins, takes the side of the sailors and helps them escape. The rest of the men get eaten by goblins. I want to approach this from a fairies point of you and bring in romantic interest to the sailor. I think I need to do a bit of research on the context of fairies in Indian stories and their characteristics, which I believe will allow me to add some interesting twist to my story.   Goblin City  by Laura Gibs Fairy- Sophia Anderson

Ramayana I most definitely picked the Public Domain Edition of Ramayana because of the price. It's absolutely free, though I do think it will be interesting to read a bunch of different styles throughout. Also, there is an audio link and I've found recently that sometimes it's easier for me to focus on a story better by listening. This image relates to Ramayana. Vasantasena, A Dancer I thought this comic book sounded interesting. It sounds like there's a lot of twists in the story and that will keep me intrigued until the end. The summary presented the good versus bad setup and I like that idea. The cover also caught my attention, she gives me the vibe that she's a pretty girl with a lot of tricks up her sleeve to keep the story interesting. Aniruddha I found one that has a love story! I'm a sucker for romance, especially the feel-good happy endings. Though, this is supposed to have a good story and lots of obstacles for the couple to make the sto...