I wear many hats. First, and foremost I'm a mother. I'm also a wife, a daughter, a sister, and an aunty. To add more excitement to the fire I was recently appointed to a position within my church's religious education department. And on top of all that... I am a newly admitted, UNEMPLOYED, lawyer.
All my life I conveniently compartmentalized everything. I put on my daughter hat when I'm with my mom, my church hat at church (ha ha), and so on. But recently I came to a huge realization. There's only one me. And all these things that I do... they all work together.
I was sitting at the Boston Bar Association's event for new lawyers "in transition". A panel of highly successful attorneys sat before me talking about the mistakes new lawyers make. They gave out lots of pearls of wisdom, like... lying is unforgivable. Really?! Lawyers shouldn't lie? Isn't that true for all people. As a matter of fact, isn't that the 9th commandment? I sat there listening to this panel discussion and all I could think is these are partners at big firms and heads of agencies... people who are the top of their field. And here is little unemployed me sitting there listening and wondering isn't this all just common sense. I learned this in church. I try to teach this to my daughter.
Right then and there I issued a challenge to myself. As I embark upon this journey as a lawyer, I want to be mindful of all the places where the compartments of my life intersect. As I search for employment, I want to keep my eyes open for opportunities to grow in my faith. And when I finally have the chance to work, I plan to be the wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend that God intended me to be. That way I can be the lawyer that God intends me to be.
What about you? Does it all work together for you?
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