*photo via weheartitLast week marked five years since I took the California Bar exam.
And, since I'm a person who often celebrates such milestones (in this case, the calendar coming full circle and the five-year mark), I couldn't help but feel nostalgic about that time in my life. So on the days preceding that impending anniversary, I found myself reminiscing about the person I was five years ago. She seems so familiar, yet so foreign and different. And during my moments of nostalgia, I actually missed her. That idealistic girl who wanted to be a lawyer, and wanted to make a difference in the world. That girl who had an endless "to-do-list" that accounted for every hour of the day, but was completely fine when it was often broken by 15-minute coffee breaks with the boy who made her heart "flutter" and her insides smile. 15-minute coffee breaks that would last two to three hours. The best two to three hours of each day during that stressful and unnerving summer. Now, it would be quite an unusual week if I actually took a lunch break on any given day. Much more surprising if I actually took a lunch break away from my desk, without catching up with legal updates from my listserv.
The practice of law can be very consuming, and living for billable hours can make one forget that life is not valued in six-minute increments. Although having a "to-do-list" that accounts for every single hour of the day is something that I developed way before I became a lawyer, I didn't obsessively live by it as I have since I passed the Bar.
So, last week, in my nostalgic state, I yearned for that girl who took coffee breaks with the one who made her laugh. And thus, I have made the decision to hold on to that piece of her ... to create this daily reminder not to lose any more "coffee moments."
Here's to making time for the things (and people) that make life beautiful ...
And, since I'm a person who often celebrates such milestones (in this case, the calendar coming full circle and the five-year mark), I couldn't help but feel nostalgic about that time in my life. So on the days preceding that impending anniversary, I found myself reminiscing about the person I was five years ago. She seems so familiar, yet so foreign and different. And during my moments of nostalgia, I actually missed her. That idealistic girl who wanted to be a lawyer, and wanted to make a difference in the world. That girl who had an endless "to-do-list" that accounted for every hour of the day, but was completely fine when it was often broken by 15-minute coffee breaks with the boy who made her heart "flutter" and her insides smile. 15-minute coffee breaks that would last two to three hours. The best two to three hours of each day during that stressful and unnerving summer. Now, it would be quite an unusual week if I actually took a lunch break on any given day. Much more surprising if I actually took a lunch break away from my desk, without catching up with legal updates from my listserv.
The practice of law can be very consuming, and living for billable hours can make one forget that life is not valued in six-minute increments. Although having a "to-do-list" that accounts for every single hour of the day is something that I developed way before I became a lawyer, I didn't obsessively live by it as I have since I passed the Bar.
So, last week, in my nostalgic state, I yearned for that girl who took coffee breaks with the one who made her laugh. And thus, I have made the decision to hold on to that piece of her ... to create this daily reminder not to lose any more "coffee moments."
Here's to making time for the things (and people) that make life beautiful ...
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