my wagon trail

For the first time in my life, I will not have a Christmas tree this year. This is a personal choice, fueled mostly by the necessity of allocating time. I suppose some part of it is also that I want to relax sometime during my holiday break from school, and taking down the tree is a chore I dread. So, presto...no tree to take down if I don't put it up! I've given up many things on this law school journey, sort of a figurative wagon trail, where the remains of things left behind to lighten the load litter the side of the road. All deemed important treasures at the outset, but as time and the journey take their toll, something needed to be sacrificed. My pile includes time with my brother, reading for pleasure, traveling and my garden. I hope to return to these things in due time,but I am mindful that some things do not wait. And so I struggle to balance it all, and still survive this chosen journey.