Too Many Roles to Play

This week I've been looking at the many roles I play in life. I'm a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a business owner, a Trekkie (and proud of it), and many others as well. That's a lot of hats to wear and I was trying to wear them all at once. Thankfully, I've stopped trying to play all of these roles, as if I ever could.

These days I'm focused on doing what I can do and playing only one role. Being me, and it's a pretty big role. I'm the CEO of my life and I manage several departments, some days better than others but never by myself. I manage the home department, with the help of my family team, and my career department is running quite smoothly with the help of some pretty amazing team leaders and friends. It's always tempting to neglect my self-care department but I've learned that this is the most important one of all. If this department isn't running smoothly the others suffer. There are other departments too, and each one is important to my overall sense of balance and peace.

There was a time in my life when I felt like I was constantly rushing to catch up with life. As soon as the alarm went off in the morning I'd begin to feel overwhelmed as my mind rushed ahead to try to figure out what needed to be done first. Years ago someone asked me how I defined success and I said that I would feel successful when I woke up every morning with enthusiasm and joy. I've been successful for many years now and am grateful I only have one hat to wear, and it fits me perfectly.