Comments on: The worst reason to go to law school http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: briana http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-233 briana Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:39 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-233 @Josh ~ As a reformed white collar intellectual slave/hamster, I love a good philosophical waxing :) @Josh ~ As a reformed white collar intellectual slave/hamster, I love a good philosophical waxing :)

]]> By: Josh http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Josh Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:55:29 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-229 The fanciful life of the passionless. Oh how I envy homogenized safety and intellectual slavery. And yes, I am philosophizing and waxing dullerific. The fanciful life of the passionless. Oh how I envy homogenized safety and intellectual slavery. And yes, I am philosophizing and waxing dullerific.

]]> By: briana http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-223 briana Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:54:49 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-223 Gosh these comments are so thoughtful! @Lise & Jennifer: Let me just contradict myself for a minute and say that after the fact, i.e. you already went to law school, of course it was the perfect thing to do. Because it's what you did. @Lise ~ I couldn't agree more with the tools theory, and I think that when we find our thing, all of that past experience is absolutely necessary to help us do the thing well, and be happy doing it. Your perspective rocks. @Nona ~ I really adore that way of looking at it... do the thing you can't NOT do. Thanks for that, my dear :) Gosh these comments are so thoughtful!

@Lise & Jennifer: Let me just contradict myself for a minute and say that after the fact, i.e. you already went to law school, of course it was the perfect thing to do. Because it’s what you did.

@Lise ~ I couldn’t agree more with the tools theory, and I think that when we find our thing, all of that past experience is absolutely necessary to help us do the thing well, and be happy doing it. Your perspective rocks.

@Nona ~ I really adore that way of looking at it… do the thing you can’t NOT do. Thanks for that, my dear :)

]]> By: Nona http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Nona Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:44 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-221 You know, there are these concepts in Yoga (and life in general), but in Yoga, part of the PATH is abhyasa, otherwise known as constant, disciplined practice of something (deep practice) and the principle that most naturally accompanies this principle is Vairagya, which is non-attachment to outcome, or letting go. Now, in my own experience, I was married to an outcome of making lots of money and being secure when I was working as an accountant. There is NO WAY that I could have deep practiced (abhyasa) with a spirit of non-attachment (Vairagya), which naturally would have told me that I was doing the WRONG thing in life. Even though I want to make a good living coaching, I am okay with deep practice for it's own sake (dedicated practice + non-attachment = your right path) because I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing. What would it be like if we all found the thing we do because there is no way we CAN'T do it?? They should teach this formula to people studying for the GRE. xxoo You know, there are these concepts in Yoga (and life in general), but in Yoga, part of the PATH is abhyasa, otherwise known as constant, disciplined practice of something (deep practice) and the principle that most naturally accompanies this principle is Vairagya, which is non-attachment to outcome, or letting go.

Now, in my own experience, I was married to an outcome of making lots of money and being secure when I was working as an accountant. There is NO WAY that I could have deep practiced (abhyasa) with a spirit of non-attachment (Vairagya), which naturally would have told me that I was doing the WRONG thing in life.

Even though I want to make a good living coaching, I am okay with deep practice for it’s own sake (dedicated practice + non-attachment = your right path) because I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing. What would it be like if we all found the thing we do because there is no way we CAN’T do it??

They should teach this formula to people studying for the GRE.

xxoo

]]> By: Jennifer Vitale http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Jennifer Vitale Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:41 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-220 I hear that. I made that mistake. I'll finish, but I am going to go to medical school afterwards; this was my original passion and plan I hear that. I made that mistake. I’ll finish, but I am going to go to medical school afterwards; this was my original passion and plan

]]> By: LEB http://www.blisscovery.com/the-worst-reason-to-go-to-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-219 LEB Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:13 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=2199#comment-219 Hah. Funny, feel like I'm reading a version of my life. Except in mine I went to law school knowing I didn't want to practice, went through three emotionally and physically draining years, graduated, reinforced my desire that no, I did not in fact want to be a lawyer when I grew up, breathed a huge sigh of relief when I told everyone, got annoyed*/laughed when my parents said that they had talked about my returning to anthropology at my law school graduation, relaxed**, and am now in grad school pursuing my PhD in anthropology. That is not to say that I regret a moment of the "proper" professional degree that I earned. Believe me, I earned it. And I'm proud of that achievement. And ultimately I have a fantastic set of tools to work with in any occupation/life path that I set out to do. So what's the major point for me? That ultimately these divergences should be about developing a set of tools personalized to you. Tools that can enable you to take advantage of opportunity whenever or wherever. I live my life knowing that I have options b/c I have tools. I just may not know what those opportunities are or where they will take me. That is my blissful*** take on the future. :) *annoyed b/c even after having lived 1600 miles away from them, they still knew me so well ... and of course that they didn't mention it right after law school graduation **worked as a manager/merchandiser/buyer for a jewelry boutique (and online boutique); then as a community organizer; coffee-shop barista (and yes, I make a mean latte) ***thanks Bri, for such a fantastic word :) Hah. Funny, feel like I’m reading a version of my life. Except in mine I went to law school knowing I didn’t want to practice, went through three emotionally and physically draining years, graduated, reinforced my desire that no, I did not in fact want to be a lawyer when I grew up, breathed a huge sigh of relief when I told everyone, got annoyed*/laughed when my parents said that they had talked about my returning to anthropology at my law school graduation, relaxed**, and am now in grad school pursuing my PhD in anthropology. That is not to say that I regret a moment of the “proper” professional degree that I earned. Believe me, I earned it. And I’m proud of that achievement. And ultimately I have a fantastic set of tools to work with in any occupation/life path that I set out to do. So what’s the major point for me? That ultimately these divergences should be about developing a set of tools personalized to you. Tools that can enable you to take advantage of opportunity whenever or wherever. I live my life knowing that I have options b/c I have tools. I just may not know what those opportunities are or where they will take me. That is my blissful*** take on the future. :)

*annoyed b/c even after having lived 1600 miles away from them, they still knew me so well … and of course that they didn’t mention it right after law school graduation
**worked as a manager/merchandiser/buyer for a jewelry boutique (and online boutique); then as a community organizer; coffee-shop barista (and yes, I make a mean latte)
***thanks Bri, for such a fantastic word :)

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