Learning Challenge: Letting Go

One quote that really grabbed my attention was, “If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change.” This is very true and I cannot express how much I love this quote. Some times I struggle with letting things go that I cannot change. I seem to always hang on to things to fix it or get it done. I will end up stressing over it because I can’t do anything about it. I definitely got this trait from my mom because she is the same way. Letting go does not make you any weaker, it actually makes you stronger because you are strong enough to put it behind you to find happiness. I know there are some people that always cling on to their past which makes it way harder for them to be happy and move on. The past is the past for a reason and you should definitely look forward to the future.

Quote image taken from Learning by HEART blog. Link to blog

Growth Mindset: Go without complaining

I can definitely relate to the article, “What it’s like to go without complaining for a month.” I always catch myself complaining and I try to stop. I have noticed that complaining will not make things easier. It will just actually spread the negative attitude towards everyone around you. I have experienced this when I was around a classmate and she always complained about how she did not want to participate. I didn’t either because it was something totally different, but I tried to keep a positive mindset. It was really hard because as I was telling myself to be positive she would be complaining to me. I will definitely challenge myself this month to try and not complain. I know it will really help me as a person and make me enjoy life more. Negative thoughts will just cause more stress.

(Positivity: Flickr)

Web source. What It's Like To Go Without Complaining For A Month

Tech Tip: Reverse Image Search

I think the reverse image search on google  is extremely helpful. Sometimes you find great pictures without information so this is an easy and fast way to learn more about an image.

(This image was included in a blog post: A reddit blog)

Story: The wife

There was a lonely lost girl walking around in the woods. She had no idea where she was. When she tried to talk to people they would just ignore her. It’s like they didn’t see her at all. She kept on walking until she saw a small house in the middle of nowhere. She noticed there were people living in the house, a husband, wife, and the husband’s mother. She watched them everyday through the large window of their house. She would follow the husband everywhere he went. Sometimes she even tried to talk to him and touch him but he never seemed to notice her. Each day the lonely girl grew more and more feelings towards the husband. She began to envy the wife.

One day, the girl decided to walk into the woods from the same direction she came from. She noticed something strange so she walked towards it. She saw a car that looked really familiar but she couldn’t grasp onto how she knew it. As she walked closer, she saw her body lying there. It was white, pale, and helpless. From then she realized that her car had flipped and rolled all the way down there. It rolled so far into the woods that no one saw or heard it.

The girl’s name was Jenny. She was from a small town about an hour away. She had moved there all by herself because she wanted to start a new life. Her husband had cheated on her and remarried so her plans were to get married again and have a family in the new town. Sadly, that didn’t seem to happen. It made her very sad.

She walked back to where the small house was. There she saw the little family that lived there. She thought to herself that she could still have the dream that she always envisioned. As this thought came up, she decided to do something horrible and become the wife. One evening, the wife went outside to do the laundry, the ghost lady attacked her and went inside the wife’s body. Now she was in control of the body. At first, she didn’t know what to think about this because Jenny was not an evil person, but she had always wanted to be happy in her life and this was her chance to be happy.

The husband and his mother began to notice that the wife was doing things differently such as the laundry and dishes. They didn’t think anything of it though. They just thought she wanted to change things up a bit because that’s the type of woman she was. As the days and months went by, they continued on with their lives.

The husband will never know what really happened to his real wife. He continued on his life with this ghost lady in their little house.

Author’s note: After reading “A Ghostly Wife,” I was influenced to write this one. In the original story, the ghost went inside the wife’s body and did many things to make the husband and his mother notice it wasn’t his wife. I wrote this story about the ghost lady and how she got to where she was. Some times tragedies happen and it wasn’t right for the ghost lady to do what she did but she had a reason. I also thought it would be interesting to keep the ending like that because it makes it creepier.

(Foggy woods: Pixabay)

Bibliography: Folk-Tales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day. Web source. Bengals: A Ghostly Wife

Reading Notes: Bengal-The Origin of Rubies

In this story, the young prince and his mother go on a voyage and they find rubies. The King demanded him to give the ruby to his daughter and in return the King will reward him. I like the details and the storyline. I think it would be interesting to change the young prince to a poor boy and his widow mother. I could also change the storyline and focus more on where the rubies came from, so I would give more of a background to the God in the ocean. Explain why and how the God was trapped. Also, I can add details about how the young boy saved her. After he saves her they fall in love. By continuing his promise to the King, they would send some rubies to the daughter of the King. After, they would run into issues about the poor boy not being able to live in the ocean with the God, but they eventually overcame some obstacles and they finally live happily ever after in the ocean. The King would also reward the boy by allowing his mother to live with them in their palace. Adding a fairy in this story would be a great addition to fulfill their wishes.

(Ruby: Pixabay)

Bibliography: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Rev. Lal Behari Da. Web source.Bengal: The Origin og Rubies

Reading Notes: Bengal: A Ghostly Wife

I find that ghost stories are suspenseful and very interesting to read. Although watching movies with ghosts are way scarier, I enjoy reading the stories as well. It gives the readers more courage to find out what is about to happen and keeps them on their feet. I also try to picture it in my head as I read along so it’s quite interesting. The story “A Ghostly Wife” has a lot of great details in this story that I like. I think it would be more interesting to tell this story in the ghost’s point of view. I feel like showing why the ghost is doing something is more interesting. I don't think I would change the gender of the ghost though. I like female ghosts more and I feel like they are more scary. We depict ghosts as evil beings, but there is always a reason behind that. I could add that she died in a tragic accident, which leads to her being evil because she didn't want to die. Or, she wanted to seek revenge. On the other hand, I think it will be very interesting to also change the ghost character to being someone extremely nice. There are many things I could change. Ghosts are never given a chance to tell their side of the story so it would be fun to do so.  

(Ghost cartoon: Pixabay)

Bibliography: Folktales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day. Web source. Bengal: A Ghostly Wife