So today is Wednesday of Dead week.

I was supposed to have this article done last Friday.

Yes, this week has been rather slow.

But you know what? If today is Wednesday, that means there is less than a week left before break!

So study hard and have a breakdown or two because you know what?

You are almost there!

I know it seems like a lot, papers, exams, and projects; Oh my! But there is more to life than this moment you are sitting in right now.

Look out your window, look outside and see the beautiful Christmas season.

Take in all the Christmas lights and hot cocoa.

Remember the sound of laughter that so often fills this season and even though it is dead week, I promise laughter is still floating around campus somewhere.

But you just need to go find it.

Stand up and stretch, take a walk, take a run. Go find some friends and maybe just sit in silence enjoying their company and maybe your sixth cup of coffee for the day.

Breathe, because life is so much bigger than these finals that are coming up.

I've been working on a paper for the last week, reading and re-reading and hoping to make it shine. I was so tired and frustrated with it, I just wanted to be done with it. I thought I would be working on it until midnight tonight.

My friends had other plans, they fired up the snow machines and asked if I would like go for a ride today. So I did.

I looked out at the stars from the top of the Blue Mountains and a realized something.

All this down here is rather small compared to the big picture.

Yes I know I need to try my best and give it 100% but in the large scheme of things an essay is just an essay and tomorrow will come around no matter what grade you get.

The stars will shine every night and the sun will reign during the day.

So just remember to breathe.