February 18, 2008
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Hello! I'm hoping you all had a
good past 2 weeks and enjoyed the
day off! I know that my past two
weeks were pretty hectic, but all is
settling down which is definitely a
positive.
So I want to ask you all; what
inspires you'? When you're tired
and ready to give up, what gets you
out of bed? What keep you going?
Why do you do what you do? Is it
personal ambition, the need to prove
someone else wrong, or the desire
for power? It is happiness? Is it a
goal that we've set? Is it another
person? Do you even know? If
the previous is true, I dare you to
think about it, why do you do what
you do? I think that you will be
surprised to find out.
Feel free to write in, e-mail me at
mabs33Bo)psu.edu or just stop
in the office. I've been thinking a
lot about what keeps us all going.
Is it money? I've been doing a
lot of reevaluating of my busy,
busy schedule and realized that
what inspires me is not the power,
not the money (really, I get no
compensation for this...) , not even
the people. It's the feeling of going
Okay people...
. I love what they've done with the place. Really, I do. I'm really excited that the front of our building got a makeover.
But what the cast and crew of "Extreme Home Makeover: College Edition" forgot, was that it's cold in Pennsylvania.
So when you put a huge door in the middle of the cafeteria, there is a slight chance that the cold air would come in.
Solution: this cubicle wall! I think it adds something to the school. I'm thinking about putting Dilbert comics on it, and a
calendar picturing babies dressed as fruit. Apparently, this "wall" is supposed to help block some of the cold air from
coming in. I understand the concept, but it's going to be cold next winter too, and honestly Penn State Harrisburg, this
is not the most aesthetically pleasing thing. Maybe you can get some people to paint a mural on it? I can't wait to see
what happens in the summer...
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home at the end of the day and
knowing that I did something, that I
helped someone, or made an impact
I've been told that I can't say 'no'
to volunteering, which doesn't have
to be a bad thing. But I can't begin
to tell you the amazing feeling that
I get when I get a 'thank you' from
someone I helped.
As you may or may not know,
I've volunteered at a camp called
Camp New Day for the past 5 years
now, which is a camp for mentally
disabled adults. Although it's hectic
and stressful and I barely sleep, I
could never stop. Camp inspires
me. If I'm having a bad day, I tell
myself, only another month until
camp, or I call a fellow counselor
to talk about memories. But it also
has made me who I am, made me
patient, caring, understanding and
has educated me.
I ask again, what inspires you?
Take THON for an example. It's
not easy not sleeping or sitting
for 48 hours. But the dancers are
inspired by the amazing and strong
children from Hershey Med. Center.
If you've been to THON, you'll
know that by Sunday morning, all
of the dancers are exhausted, but
when those kids come on the floor,
everyone's faces light up and new
energy is found.
It could be something little like
that, being inspired to keep going
to help someone else. It could be
a mentor, who pulls you back onto
that metaphorical horse. It doesn't
even have to be someone you look
up to. For me, it's my exec. board.
Without them, I honestly would
be in bed all day, but there's
always that phone call from Diana
wondering where I am and telling
me that I promised here that I
would be there 15 minutes ago, or
an e-mail from Amber wondering
what's going on. I feel responsible
to them, which keeps me going.
Or sometimes, I just rethink the
stupid thing I am about to do and
remember that Roo packs a good
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punch. Either way, without them, I
would probably be huddled under
a bridge somewhere, wondering
where I was
Yes, I am aware that I claimed that
it wasn't the people who keep me
going, but if it wasn't for them, I
would not have that accomplished
feeling.
Granted, there are the things
that we do because we have to
Obviously, no one is inspired to
get their oil changed, but even
something as small as that needs
inspiration in my view. You get
your oil changed because it's part
of typical care car, right? But why
do you need a car? To get to a job
that you love? Why do you love
that job? There are many minute
factors that help us to do what we
are inspired to.
It may be a combination of a lot of
things that inspire you. Something
little may inspire you to greatness,
or a constant source of inspiration
can inspire you for a long period of
time.
Whatever it is, take a moment to
think about what would happen if
it was not there. It's amazing how
different your life could be without
that person, or that even in your life.
I leave you all with these thoughts,
have a Beat next two weeks!
Mairin Alice
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By MARUJA ROSARIO
Assistant Editor
MXR3OO4,PSU.EDU
Hello everyone. How are ya'll
doing? I always hope that you are
doing well.
So, this week, I found myself
sitting at the bar with an old
friend. She and I have known each
other since 2003, when we both
enrolled at Penn State Harrisburg
to get our bachelor's degrees in
Communications. She would end
up graduating in the spring of 2005
and I in the fall, and together our
lives would change from our quaint
existence as undergrads at PSH.
We laughed merrily about the
old times, cried about the new,
complained about the jobs that we
both still have and dreamed about
the future.
We learned that most of our high
school classmates are married,
pregnant, or divorced, and that our
college classmates are headed on
the same path. We learned that we
still had friends who live with their
parents, even though they should
have left that nest a long time ago.
It was at this point where we started
to evaluate our own lives and tried
to figure out where we fit into this
quaint pattern that we obviously are
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not following.
We both have managed to live by
ourselves for a pretty decent period
of time. To be technical, we have
both had our share of roommates,
but still, we are out from under the
wings of Mom and Dad.
Neither one of us is pregnant, nor
have any intentions of being in the
near future. In fact, she was telling
me about how excited she was that
one of her sisters is getting ready to
have a baby because that took the
pressure oft of her to do that very
thing. And as far as I am concerned,
I have been saying for a long time
about how I do not really want
children, though should one appear,
I am not opposed to taking care of
him or her.
As far as the marriage question
goes, we both completely chuckle
at it. First that to happen, both of
us needs to land in that typical
relationship and frankly, we are just
too unusual for that. We both like
the complicated ones, the ones that
inspire a challenge. And though
they are the best kind to have,
every single one of our complicated
relationships ends badly, as in we
tend to remain friends, but we never
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to be inspired into the marriage
lifestyle.
Which brings up another point;
she and I do not want to be married.
We like running free, under the
thumb of no one. We can do what
we want, when we want, with
whom we want and no one can say
anything. I equate our lives to that
of the mustangs running wild in
western US. We are both beautiful
creatures and everyone loves to look
at us, but good luck if you try to
catch us and break us in.
(We are really not that vain, but
the point needed to be made.)
Which I guess brings me to the
end. For all that she and I have seen
throughout our friendship and all the
stuff that came before, our spirits
are not broken. We continue to hold
on to our internal strength as well as
the strength of our friendship. We
have that friendship where we may
not speak to each other for weeks
on end and yet as soon as we do;
it is like the time never passed. We
will always be there for each other,
laughing over our drinks and crying
on our shoulders.
And we will always run free,
even if one of us should magically
change that.
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