Myth and Folklore

I am interested in Native American stories because I am Cherokee and Creek.  Although I am not an active member of my tribal community, my ancestry is still important to me.  I like reading different Native American stories and learning about the traditions of different tribes.  I recently took a Native American Introduction course and it really broadened my view.   A source I can use is Myths and Legends of the Great Plains by Katharine Berry Judson available at Google books and an audio at LibriVox . Nursery Rhymes are simply fun.  Some of the rhymes are extremely creative, spurring on my own creative thinking, which will be helpful if I choose this topic for my project.  I also find picking this topic slightly ironic, because as kids my friends used to call me Mother Goose since I was always checking on everyone when we played.   The source that really interested me is The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright.   It is at...

The article, ThePsychology of Comparison and How to Stop , by Ellen Jackson really captured a huge problem I know that I have experienced – questioning myself, my skills, and if I am really doing things correctly.   It is difficult to stop that line of thinking, to not doubt yourself, but the article really puts the problem into focus and explains the different ways people deal with it. Amy Morin goes to the source of many problems: negative thinking and the habits that support it.   Her article, 6 Bad Mental Habits that Sabotage Your Success , really focused on the power of positivity.   It suggested self-empowerment, seeking approval from yourself than from others.  The best solution, in my opinion, is to just have faith in yourself. One negative experience I had came from a one-on-one with a strict and intimidating professor.   They focused heavily on mistakes and correcting me as opposed to...