There are many moments throughout the day when I feel like Arjuna. Almost everyday, there is something on my mind I don’t want to do. It could be school related, or it could something else. I’ve never took the time to stop and think about how many times throughout the day I don’t want to do a certain thing, but now as I look back on it, it happens a lot.

I could apply my message to the Bhagavad Gita by the fact that I was trying to ignore the fact that I had homework, and wanted to something else. Although, the next day, I realized it was a good thing I did my World Civ homework or else I would have failed the test.

The Indian viewpoint of the Bhagavad Gita is very different from the Americans viewpoint because the Indians believe everyone has endless lives, therefor they wouldn’t worry about a certain things as much as and American would. Most Americans believe there is only one life, leading us to try and do the best we possibly can.

One way the Bhagavad Gita could be used as a tool of oppression back in India is if only the wealthy or a select few could have many afterlife’s, this could also cause riots and people disobeying the religion if only a select few were eligible for the afterlife.

The Taoist Walk opened my eyes to a lot of new things. Today, we rarely never take the time to appreciate nature and take it all in. When we went on the walk, as soon as I walked into the woods, it was silent. No one was talking, except the birds chirping and the trees swaying in the wind. Looking up in the sky and only seeing the treetops and the leaves. All of the flowers that are getting ready to bloom, but anxiously waiting. The smell of the oak and dirt surrounding me. As we walked towards the sewer plant made me realize how we disrupt natures at it’s finest and how we never appreciate true nature.

This walk made me feel unappreciated and guilty for the simple reason I never take the time to respect nature. We take advantage of it and never realize how calming and relaxing it is. I hope this isn’t the last time I appreciate nature like this, and I really hope it isn’t the last for my fellow students.

I decided Feng Shui my phone for many reasons. One reason being I’m a pretty organized person when it comes to school and my room. So I decided to Feng Shui something that isn’t very organized of mine. I use my phone every day and sometimes I don’t even know where to find some of my apps. The only element of the 5 elements that I could really use was water because it’s a phone. So I chose a new wallpaper, the ocean. This relaxes me more when I look at my phone.

What I did to Feng Shui my phone was simple. As you can see, the first two images are from my phone before, and the picture below the two is a picture after the Feng Shui. Now I can easily find my apps and I will know where they will be in an organized way. Now it will be a lot easier to function and it will save me time. I am very glad Mr. Sturtevant showed us Feng Shui, because it will really help me out.

I am looking forward to grow in class both as a student and as a person. I took this class hoping I would learn new things and learn them in interesting and new ways. This class setting is different and new for me, and I hope to take advantage of it and learn new things. The fact that this is a college class motivates me to do more and put more time and thought into my work. Hopefully this 1181 teaches me new ways of learning and I can use those tools in other classes and also as I move on in my education career.