Today is my last first day of school. Weird. It is an extreme bittersweet feeling, I have literally been working towards this goal for as long as I can remember, but I feel a little bit of emptiness. What do I do now? I think I have to be an adult. Not so interested in that part. But that's a few months off, and today I'm just going to deal with today.
Today I have to go back to my balancing act. I don't get to be the sweaty yogini that I've been for the last month. I have to put on real clothes. That don't involve spandex. Add that to the list of things I'm not so interested in. But alas, here I am in my first day of school outfit (yes, I laid it out last night), backpack packed and ready to go.
This morning as I got ready and ran a few errands I really meditated (or "thought about" for you non-sweaty people) on how to keep a nice balance between all that I do. I am often told that I take too much onto my plate, that I'm doing too much. This may be true, but balancing it what I do, when I only have one thing to focus on I go a little crazy. So today I'm taking one more thing onto my plate, filling up on not just yoga but now a healthy helping of tax law.
As sad and weird as it feels to be near the end of my life as a student, I'm amazed at how my track has changed from my "plan". Yes, I've always wanted to to go to law school and now that's almost over, but I've picked up some extra little things along my path. The empty feeling of being so close to the end of law school really has been filled by the extras that I've picked up.
Yoga is one of those extras, even though I've been practicing for much longer than I've been a law student, my practice has deepened significantly while in law school. Not what one might expect, but thats just how it worked out. So, as I make my schedule (yes, I write out my schedule a week in advance) it includes studying and class, but it also includes my own practice and time to teach others.
Its all about balance, we don't all have law school and yoga but we all have careers, family, gym, partner, friends, and ourselves. Maybe writing out your schedule a week in advance is crazy, but maybe if it lets you get a little more onto your plate with ease it's worth it.
Namaste,
Rachel
Today I have to go back to my balancing act. I don't get to be the sweaty yogini that I've been for the last month. I have to put on real clothes. That don't involve spandex. Add that to the list of things I'm not so interested in. But alas, here I am in my first day of school outfit (yes, I laid it out last night), backpack packed and ready to go.
This morning as I got ready and ran a few errands I really meditated (or "thought about" for you non-sweaty people) on how to keep a nice balance between all that I do. I am often told that I take too much onto my plate, that I'm doing too much. This may be true, but balancing it what I do, when I only have one thing to focus on I go a little crazy. So today I'm taking one more thing onto my plate, filling up on not just yoga but now a healthy helping of tax law.
As sad and weird as it feels to be near the end of my life as a student, I'm amazed at how my track has changed from my "plan". Yes, I've always wanted to to go to law school and now that's almost over, but I've picked up some extra little things along my path. The empty feeling of being so close to the end of law school really has been filled by the extras that I've picked up.
Yoga is one of those extras, even though I've been practicing for much longer than I've been a law student, my practice has deepened significantly while in law school. Not what one might expect, but thats just how it worked out. So, as I make my schedule (yes, I write out my schedule a week in advance) it includes studying and class, but it also includes my own practice and time to teach others.
Its all about balance, we don't all have law school and yoga but we all have careers, family, gym, partner, friends, and ourselves. Maybe writing out your schedule a week in advance is crazy, but maybe if it lets you get a little more onto your plate with ease it's worth it.
Namaste,
Rachel
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