Epics of India

Work Life. Source: Pexel The first article I read was 6 Bad Mental Habits That Sabotage Your Success.  Unfortunately, I down about four out of the six things on a daily basis. I am the director of an organization on campus and it is really easy to believe in self-doubt when working with your peers but also trying to direct them. I don't typically make excuses for things that I do wrong and I'm pretty level-headed and don't believe in "what if?" scenarios. But when it comes to self-doubt, seeking audience approval, putting yourself down and second guessing yourself I am certainly guilty. Being a leader is hard even in non-leadership scenarios. There's a constant notion that you have to be "on" all the time and it's a lot of pressure. Especially as it comes closer to have to apply for jobs. People are constantly asking me what places and in what areas and it's really overwhelming because they're people who look up to me. This applies t...

Ganesha. Source: TemplePurohit The first topic I brainstormed was the Ganesha . I chose this one because my roommate has a picture of one in her room and the other images of seen of them, they're really beautiful and I was excited to read more about them. I really liked the Tales of Ganesha, A Might Sweet Tooth story. The opening that made it relevant to the Norman area kept it relevant to what my own personal experiences are and kept my interest. Also highlighting the Ganesha's love for sweets was relevant to me because I do too! The next topic I read about was Yoga . I chose this topic because I'm currently in a yoga class for fitness purposes but don't know much of the history behind it. The section that explained the origin of the Virabhadrasana poses was very disturbing. I have always though of those poses as empowering stances but they are formed from the death of Sati after a fight with her father. The next topic I read about was Elephants . I really l...

Ackrama. Source: OUOCBlog I'm really excited to start reading the stories for this semester. The ones that are the most intriguing to me are different versions of  Ramayana . I enjoy comic books so reading a classic story in a different adapted version seems really cool. I'm also excited to read the other version of  Mahabharata in comic book form or maybe even the movie version. I've always heard a lot about Bhagavad Gita so I'm really excited to learn and read more about the character.