Stop Being Absorbed by Roles
We wear many hats throughout life. Parent, child, student, significant other, caregiver, employee, business professional – these are just some of the titles that you may hold at any given point in time. We take on so many different responsibilities that it becomes easy to get lost in them and think“ This is me. This is who I am. This is my identity.” From time to time when our responsibilities grow or change it can leave us feeling lost, sad, angry or frustrated.
It can also happen that we limit ourselves by viewing things from the perspective of a single role, which is living one-dimensionally. We find ourselves lacking diplomacy when we get into an argument with a friend when we are perfectly capable of being thoughtful and considerate. Instead of viewing our various roles as something which in reality complements who we are, we tend to compartmentalize experiences because we view each role as something completely different and independent.
Remember, each role that you have is a facet of something greater, and that’ s you! While our responsibilities are both varied and, at certain times, overwhelming, they are not the core of our being. At the end of the day, when we are alone with our thoughts and feelings, these titles or roles are not what define us. We are so much more than the archetypes that we take on.
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