Role Playing

So many roles are played in a day:  parent, daughter, driver, eater, cousin, gardener, friend, sleeper, assertive communicator, listener, writer, boundary setter, tv watcher… the list is endless.  Some roles I practice more frequently than others.  Some I am better at and some not so great, however, I find myself expecting to play all of them perfectly from the first moment I take them on.  Then I become discouraged and put myself down or give up when I’m not. 

 

Today, I will whisper words of encouragement to myself remembering that I am in a process of learning and changing in each role.  I can try out new behaviors, fine tune the ones that work, and discard the ones that don’t.  Every day I become more proficient at the roles I play, yet there is always room for more growth.  I will patiently remind myself I am in process and not at the end of the journey.