The decisions we make in our careers are always there to ponder. And like all choices in life there can remain a ‘what if’? Here’s an extract of a somewhat poetic reminisce about leaving the law behind from Ivy League Insecurities :

You were plenty good to me. You shrouded me with things: money and benefits and contacts. I basked in the glow of your impersonal warmth. But, in time, in a short time, I realized that in your corporate company, I felt stifled and sluggish and even a bit sad. I decided that I didn’t want to spend many years in a relationship that was good and secure, but far less than thrilling.

For a deeper look at this former lawyer’s philosophical take on life without a law career click here and read the full text of Misssing an Ex .

Missing an Ex [Ivy League Insecurities] (via ATL )