Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Monday, February 20, 2012

What's a Holiday?

So what with today being the last day off in the entire winter semester, it has provoked some thoughts. Strange, I know.

Why doesn't BYU have a spring break?
I'm sure this is a question that many people have asked over the years. Is it a torture mechanism that BYU employs? Perhaps it is an effort to prevent the regular shenanigans that happen (you know, the ones that you see in those CSI tv shows where someone always ends up dead?)
CSI Miami: "Spring Break"
Here are my thoughts on spring break. Dearest BYU, before you allowed me to be called a student, you required me to sign this document that said "Honor Code" at the top. This Honor Code specified several things that I should not do, if I wanted to remain a student at BYU.
 
So, Honor Code, here's what I think. I think you should trust your students to do what they promised (on paper, I might add) that they would/wouldn't do (as the case may be). It's fair to your students to give us the week-long break that every other student in the world gets. We need mental rest just like everyone else. Going to a religious school doesn't make us immortal. In addition to all that, it's dark and it's cold. So please please please (!) consider having mercy on us poor, mentally depleted students and give us a nice siesta in mid-March

Sincerely,
a student who knows,
Christina



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  1. Kelsey MossFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    next year y'all should be getting a spring break. i don't know if it will be a week long thing like everyone else, but you're supposedly getting some days off at least. that will be nice :)

    also, a legitimate reason i've heard that we don't get a spring break is because BYU does a spring AND a summer track. they also have education week. with those taking as much time as they do, there just aren't enough weeks for the students to get time off AND have the allotted time in class.

    ...but still... i would love a week off in winter semester just as much as the next person, haha.

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  2. Lynette YorgasonFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    Ditto to Kelsey's comment about spring and summer terms. It's definitely not because they don't trust us. :)

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  3. StacylynFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    hahahaha. I agree. BYU runs their students ragged. They deserve a spring break.

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