STORYTELLING WITH ANTO

Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head Something I liked about this post is that it wasn't a generic self-help article, but rather referenced the real-life experiences of one of the author's clients, which made it much more relatable. I enjoyed that it provided some good advice on how to combat self-doubt and self-criticism without feeling condescending. I also appreciated that one of the tips was so straightforward and simple, a five-to-one ratio of positive to negative voices. I think this is a great way to visualize negative thoughts when they feel like they are crowding your mind, it allows you to consciously find five positive thoughts to outnumber the negative one. This is a great activity to force you to focus on the positive. I also like that it talked about the ways in which we minimize ourselves and our achievement by disregarding it as being lucky or having lots of help. This is something I constantly struggle with, so I like that the article mentioned it and th...

Sayona statue in Venezuela Topic 1: Venezuelan Myths and Legends As you now know from my introduction, I am from Venezuela, so something I am really interested in is writing about some of the indigenous myths and legends from my country and other Latin American countries. I do many traditional Venezuelan stories, such as El Silbon (The Whistler)  and La Sayona , but I would love to learn more about them and write a project based on my own culture. That being said, I don't know whether this is possible because these legends are not covered in this course, and I do not have any specific books or legitimate websites to refer to.  Topic 2: Latin American Indigenous Legends Same idea as before, I am Latina so I would love to take this opportunity to do something about Latin America. Because Venezuelan legends are not as well documented as others I would like to explore some Incan and Aztec legends, as well as even some Mexican stories. Some of the possible sources...

Pygmalion was a young and handsome man that lived in the ancient city of Paphos and dedicated his life to sculpting. He was kind and liked by all, but was perpetually alone. He had chosen to steer clear of love after seeing the Propoetides, daughters of Propoetus, selling themselves to any man, disrespecting their divine bodies. Pygmalion had seen this and lost faith in ever finding a woman that would measure up to his high expectations, to what he thought he deserved. For his hubris, Venus decided to seal his fate and make fall in love with someone with whom he could never be. And so beautiful Venus planted an idea in his mind, that of a young woman so beautiful that would rival her own charms, one whose eyes would entrap anyone that would view them.  That morning Pygmalion awoke with one thought and one thought only, to sculpt this beautiful woman he had dreamed of. He labored for hours, even days without rest until he was satisfied. He then looked at his creation, and witho...

Full Moon from  Wikimedia Commons The Man in the Moon by Katherine Neville Fleeson (1899) A blacksmith does not like his job, so he asks to be a stone. A stonecutter came to cut him, which hurt, so he asks to be a stonecutter. He became too tired, so he asked to be the sun, but it was too warm, so he asked to be the moon. Finally, he asked to be a smith again, but the wise man was tired of his attitude, so he left him to forever stay as the moon.  The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost by Katherine Berry Judson (1913) A man walks alone in the woods, he lays down for the night. He is woken up by a woman crying out for her son, then the woman approached to check on him and pulls a knife. He then confronts her and she ran for the woods. Another night a ghost singer comes and asks him for food, he gives him dinner and a pipe but sees nothing but bones. The ghost then challenges him to wrestle. The man won because day broke, and he made the fire stronger, thus making the...

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Homer's Odyssey Week 4: Jewish Fairy Tales Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Ancient Egypt Week 6: The Voyages of Sinbad Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: Japanese Mythology Week 9: Nigerian Folk Stories Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Eskimo Folk Tales Week 11: British North America Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: King Arthur Week 13: Nursery Rhymes Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Kalevala Week 15: Dante's Inferno As I was looking through the different units I found it very hard to pick for some of the weeks, there were just too many things I found myself drawn to. Thankfully I managed to narrow down my choices and told myself I can always read more if I want to and find the time for it. I am particularly exc...