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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Week 15 Review
This is my last blog of the semester, so I thought this was a fitting image for it. And another class bites the dust...
Famous Last Words: Week 15
Outside of School
My wife and I have tirelessly been working on getting ready to move while still going to school and working 30 hours a week. I have to say that packing and preparing for a move takes a lot more time than I thought. The one thing that I didn't expect is to simply not know what to do next. We live in apartment and are crammed as it is, so it makes it difficult to pull everything out and into boxes when we don't have much extra space to begin with. And even though we will be moving into a nicer apartment, it will be smaller than our current one, so we will see if we have thrown out enough stuff to be able to fit in our new apartment. I'm not a person that gets stressed very often, but I have to say that I am pretty stressed because of everything that is going on. I just have to keep going! I can almost see the finish line for so many things, so I just have to keep my eye on the prize.
Other People's Writings
Most of the semester, I have been reading the writings and stories from the Indian Epics class. It has been interesting to be able to read stories about Mythology instead of about the Epics of India. The stories tend to take a different tone than our class's stories simply due to the fact that they have different subjects that they are writing about.
My wife and I have tirelessly been working on getting ready to move while still going to school and working 30 hours a week. I have to say that packing and preparing for a move takes a lot more time than I thought. The one thing that I didn't expect is to simply not know what to do next. We live in apartment and are crammed as it is, so it makes it difficult to pull everything out and into boxes when we don't have much extra space to begin with. And even though we will be moving into a nicer apartment, it will be smaller than our current one, so we will see if we have thrown out enough stuff to be able to fit in our new apartment. I'm not a person that gets stressed very often, but I have to say that I am pretty stressed because of everything that is going on. I just have to keep going! I can almost see the finish line for so many things, so I just have to keep my eye on the prize.
Other People's Writings
Most of the semester, I have been reading the writings and stories from the Indian Epics class. It has been interesting to be able to read stories about Mythology instead of about the Epics of India. The stories tend to take a different tone than our class's stories simply due to the fact that they have different subjects that they are writing about.
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Learning by HEART Week 15: Reading: Love it or hate it
I have never liked reading. I tried to read the Harry Potter books growing up and never got past the first fifty pages. I love to be active and doing thing, so I think that is part of the reason why reading has been difficult for me. I also sometimes feel that it takes to long to get somewhere in a book. I think this is also why I tend to like books that you can learn from instead of reading for pleasure.
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Growth Mindset Week 15
This is the perfect meme to describe how I feel right now. The semester is almost over, so I keep telling my self to just keep going. Don't stop! There is a lot to do and a little time to do it, but once it is done then it is over!
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Semester Reading
I am a terrible reader, so one thing that really helped me was the option to watch videos in place of the readings. I felt like the Sita and Rama cartoon was really good and all of the Epified videos were very informational and helped me better understand Hinduism as a whole. Sometimes I felt like I was trying to just get enough words on my reading diary to make a post, but I really ended up enjoying the writing assignments. One option could be to have required reading on Tuesday, writing on Thursday, and a choice between reading and writing on Wednesday.
Semester Reflections
The greatest takeaway from this class is actually my own creative writing ability. I felt like I was able to write better throughout the semester due to the consistent need to write additional stories. Plus they were on subjects that I wasn't very familiar with, so it pushed me even more. I also learned how to create a blog. I have a feeling that my wife will want to create a family blog someday and now I can show her how!
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Week 14 Review
I really liked this from Sunday, May 5th announcements. I'm probably liking it a lot because I am just about to finish my 24 hour fast, so the steak is looking pretty tasty.
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Famous Last Words: Week 14
Readings this Week
This week I actually didn't do any of the readings. Oops! It may or may not be because I have enough points to get an A, so there isn't much to say on this topic.
Best Writing this Week
I also failed to do the storytelling this week, but I was able to edit my story in my storybook. I had some bad information about Shiva. He is considered the Destroyer, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he kills things. He is often known to provide wisdom and a better understanding of spiritual reality. It was good to clear that up and fix it in my story.
My Other Classes
I am officially done with my Field Project class and only have one paper do finish to be done with my Gender and James Bond Class! I have to say that it feels good. I'm also lucky because I only have 2 finals this year even though I am in 5 classes, so I was really happy when I found that out! This is my last semester before graduation, and it is finally starting to feel like it!
Outside of School
My wife and I took an impromptu trip to Tulsa to visit her family, and that is where I currently am. It has been a good weekend to get away and forget about the last week of school for a couple days. The only problem is I had a take home quiz, a project, a presentation to prepare for, and homework in this class, so I couldn't really forget about my classes for very long
This week I actually didn't do any of the readings. Oops! It may or may not be because I have enough points to get an A, so there isn't much to say on this topic.
Best Writing this Week
I also failed to do the storytelling this week, but I was able to edit my story in my storybook. I had some bad information about Shiva. He is considered the Destroyer, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he kills things. He is often known to provide wisdom and a better understanding of spiritual reality. It was good to clear that up and fix it in my story.
My Other Classes
I am officially done with my Field Project class and only have one paper do finish to be done with my Gender and James Bond Class! I have to say that it feels good. I'm also lucky because I only have 2 finals this year even though I am in 5 classes, so I was really happy when I found that out! This is my last semester before graduation, and it is finally starting to feel like it!
Outside of School
My wife and I took an impromptu trip to Tulsa to visit her family, and that is where I currently am. It has been a good weekend to get away and forget about the last week of school for a couple days. The only problem is I had a take home quiz, a project, a presentation to prepare for, and homework in this class, so I couldn't really forget about my classes for very long
Tech Tip: Embedded YouTube
I absolutely love the NBA. I grew up watching it since middle school and have never stopped. I love basketball in general (watching, playing, etc). Although, there is much more that I do. I enjoy being active in general, playing disc golf, football, soccer, tennis and more. My favorite player of all time is Steve Nash. Here's a video of his awesomeness.
Learing by HEART Week 14: Happiness/Health
I love the meme below because we are too quick to forget the good things that happen to us and tend to dwell on the negative things that happen instead. I believe that if you were to honestly write down every good and bad thing that happened during your lifetime, the jar of bad would be minuscule compared to the good list. If this isn't the case then you are simply not recognizing the good things that are happening in your life.
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Growth Mindset Week 14: Curiosity is not Sedentary and Passive
People always say that "curiosity killed the cat" and portray curiosity as a negative thing. However, I feel that curiosity can be a positive thing as well because it keeps you from being passive. Activity helps with growth, and growth makes us better. I feel that sometimes people put too much thought about trying not to step on peoples toes instead of believing that people will understand if you are acting from the heart.
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