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That first year of working after law school, we look so forward to our vacation.  A real vacation from work.  Remember that feeling of excitement and anticipation thinking of going on vacation.  The problem is sometimes you start to think crazy thoughts like, will I...

Attorneys who are consistently telling themselves, just one more hour to get this done, one more evening, one more weekend, I will just do this, complete this, and are NOT facing the realities of their career. I know you know what I mean. Give up everything else for...

Stress takes the joy out of life. A technicolor world becomes monochrome. It’s hard for attorneys with their daily stressors. As an attorney, I enjoyed law, but the stress that goes with the practice of law was a bear to live with. The law is a stressful profession.  ...

Attorneys often maintain a hectic and stressful schedule. There are long days and weekends full of work. The frequently involves multiple deadlines, and because of the pandemic, the work is often in isolated circumstances. Some Bar Associations are reporting higher...

Addressing work/life balance is important for everyone.  In this article, I specifically want to speak to attorneys about it.  Having a balanced work/life leads to higher productivity, better health, greater happiness, and positivity. I’ve talked and written a lot...

Whether it’s true or not, attorneys seem busier than most other professionals. It seems they are either busy with meetings (Zoom, in person, and on the phone), attending court, legal research, and writing, or networking. They hardly get any time away from work. Their...

“Here’s the deal. The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed – to be seen, heard, and companioned exactly as it is.”  - Parker J. Palmer, “The Gift of Presence, the Perils of Advice”  Once long ago, a friend told me...

As the years pass by, we can feel caught in a job we don’t like. We start feeling that we are stuck in those jobs, tied to the jobs because we cannot afford to change or modify our careers financially.  I think there are some attorneys who feel stuck and deny...

This morning at about 6, I was preparing to go outside to feed the feral cat I call Handsome. I saw there were three good sized raccoons outside eating cat food. They are so funny to look at while they play outside. I watched for a bit before I headed out with my food...

It was NOT just another day. Typically, I could pull myself out of bed to get to my job as an attorney in management for a Fortune 100 company, but today was different. After weeks of not sleeping from the extreme stress and anxiety, I honestly didn’t know how much...

One of the hardest things to do when you’re chronically or extremely stressed is to practice gratitude. When you start practicing gratitude, you will be able to handle stress very well. And I wish someone had given me this advice when things were too challenging for...

To live in the world is to have stress. We take vitamins, meditate, and adopt relaxation exercises and techniques are among the many ways we try to decrease stress. There are thousands of products produced worldwide to reduce stress. Unlike a lot of professions, the...

I originally wrote and published this as a blog back in 2018. I decided to revise and update it. I hope you enjoy it. To me, a Dark Night of the Soul is a life crisis. We all have them. Although the causes for a Dark Night of the Soul are as varied as people are, it...

It seemed like a dark rainy night, but it wasn’t. It was a hot bright Thursday morning, August 13th, my deceased father’s birthday, and I was traveling to work on Interstate 10 (I-10). Up to that morning, I had danced at various times of night throughout the different...