Mythology and Folklore KT

8 Things to do When You Make a Mistake The 'imposter syndrome' is something that effected me as a student for a while.  Things weren't coming as easily to me as they were in highschool, and I was afraid to ask for help because then everyone would know that I wasn't grasping the material.  Realizing that there were others struggling as well helped me accept help much more easily. Why Rejection Hurts So Much--and To Do About It Rejection is never fun.  Self-Criticism is a huge result of feeling rejected.  We have to come up with reasons why they rejected us, and it is always reflected inward.  When I was younger, I learned to build up my self esteem by looking myself in the mirror and start to find specific physical things that I liked about myself.   Once I started doing that, I would move on to more emotional and behavioral things that I liked.  I would try to not compare myself to others, because that would not help at all. Positive feedback is ...

http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/myth-folklore-unit-king-arthur.html Myth-Folklore Unit: King Arthur mythfolklore.blogspot.com Content for a course in Myth & Folklore taught at the University of Oklahoma. Pages. Home; Weeks 2-3; Weeks 4-5; Weeks 6-7; Weeks 9-10; Weeks 11-12 Doing a take on King Arthur would be very interesting.  I am thinking of changing the setting to a more steampunk vibe, or maybe have all the main characters be female instead of male.  I think doing a take on one of the quest stories would be fun.  I am reasonably well versed in the adaptations of King Arthur; various cartoons, movies, and the TV show Merlin.  The Sword in the Stone was one of my favorite movies when I was little. The ideas of honor, valor, and equality are very common in many of the adaptations. http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/07/britomart-magic-mirror.ht ml I really love the Britomart stories.  She is heir to the throne a...

This story is also in my Portfolio:  Tales told by a Bookworm Once upon a time, there was a famous artist.  He decided from a very early age that women were nothing but trouble.  He poured all of his energy into his artwork.  One night, he started to dream about a woman.  She was beautiful, and loving, and kind.  He woke up with a start, wondering what the dream meant.  He sat down at his sculpting station, trying to clear his head.  Absentmindedly, he worked with the clay.  After a while, a face started to take shape.  It was lovely and feminine.  Then a neck; then a torso.  When he finally stepped back from his creation, it was a woman.  A beautiful woman. She stared at him with kind eyes.  Surprised, he almost spoke to her.  Realizing that he was being foolish, he left his work station to let the figure dry.  The next day, he walked into his studio.  The statue stood there, smiling slightly at...

This week I am going to retell the story of Pygmalion.  Basically it is about a man who makes a statue in the form of a female and falls in love with it.  Eventually he appeals to Venus, who grants his wish of having his statue come alive.  His statue becomes a real woman and they marry and have kids.  The entire reason why he makes this statue is he believes that "nature has given failings to the female heart," and is offended by this.  So he never gets married and instead literally makes his ideal woman.  One thing that doesn't make sense to me is why is this woman is different than the ones that he was trying to avoid.  So I am going to write a version where he gets his ivory woman, but she is just terrible. Link to the story of Pygmalion Pygmalion (Raoux)  Source:  Wikimedia Commons

There were 3 stories that really caught my eye. http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Unit%3A%20Arabian%20Nights I've always wanted to read Arabian Nights, but always talked myself out of it when I was in a book store because the copies that I would find were so expensive.  I read the first part of the story, and I like how it is about a woman telling stories to keep herself alive and to save the reset of the women in the kingdom from meeting a terrible fate. http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Unit%3A%20Robin%20Hood Robin Hood was one of my favorite Disney movies growing up.  I really like how these versions are portrayed in ballads.  It does make it a bit more difficult to read, but I assume it is just something to get used to.  It would be interesting attempting to write a story in that format. http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/egypt-secret-name-of-ra.html When I was in elementary school I loved Egyptian mythology.  These sto...