Indian Epics

I'm excited for this challenge! Over the next week, I'm going to document one thing that makes me happy each day. I write in my agenda every day. So I think this will be the best way to keep track of small happy things each day! Next Thursday, I'll come back to this blog post and write about each day of the week! Friday- I worked at LOFT. A birthday party of older women came in and they were so sweet and fun to help shop! Saturday- I went to one of my favorite brunch places, Neighborhood Jam. They have great food and they make an  incredible  London Fog. The use a lavender syrup and a lemon peel to top it all off. It's a fantastic drink that makes me very happy. Sunday- Sundays are my favorite days. I go to the early service at Victory Family church. Then I make myself some sunny-side up eggs and toast on sourdough. And then I usually study the rest of the day. Monday- I had work again and then had a really productive day! Productivity makes me happy. Tuesday- I h...

I wanted to learn some more about Growth Mindset, specifically motivation! Motivation has been something I've been struggling with now that I'm a senior. I've come down with a bad case of senioritis. The article I read was " How to turn on the part of your brain that controls motivation " There is a cluster of neurons that influence motivation in the middle of the brain in a region called the ventral tegmental area You can use an fMRI to see the activity in your brain The fMRI showed that 'pumping yourself up' lighted up the area in the brain Ultimately this article wasn't very helpful. I was hoping it would have the secret to motivation, but it just had an interesting experiment. A Brain. Web Source

Urvashi, Urva for short, knew that she was beautiful. She was made to be! She was a divine creation, born of the sea and crafted by the gods. Her skin was that of the softest clouds. Her hair sparkled like sun rays. She had eyes that rivaled the beauty of lotus flowers. Her beauty was unparalleled to any woman on earth... ... but in Swarga, Indra's celestial city, she looked exactly like the hundreds of other aspara women mass produced in the Heavenly Brides Inc. factory. Asparas were Swarga's number one export. They were practically the entire basis for the thriving economy of the city. Heroes, gods, and gandharvas from across the heavens made their way to Swarga to claim their faultless brides. Urva's model was the latest and most desired. Urva spent her days prancing around the city, flaunting her looks and trying to attract the attention of potential suitors. She was quite good at pursing her lips and widening her eyes to fain interest as her prospective husbands r...

Yudhisthira prays to the sun god Surya He gave them a copper pot that filled with food to feed the Pandavas and the holy brethren of the forest Arjuna goes to the mountains Shiva gives Arjuna divine weapons Arjuna goes with his father, Indra, to his celestial kingdom A nymph, called an aspara, falls in love with Arjuna. When she is rejected, she curses Arjuna Bhima meets Hanuman Karna swears to kill Arjuna Indra gives Karna a dart in exchange for his armor and earrings Indra is worried about Arjuna and Karna's inevitable fight Draupadi is stolen At this point she has to be like 40.. so she must still be looking great Bhima takes her back tho Yudhisthira answers a bunch of riddles at a pond The voice at that pond is Dharma, Yudi's father & god of wisdom The brothers and Draupadi are disguised in their 13th year of exile and serve in the court of a king Prince Kichaka tries to rape Draupadi And ummmm excuse me... she flees BLEEDING to the king ...