Life has its ups and downs and most of us don\u2019t have too many down (or up) days in a row. But when the bad days just keep coming, there are a few techniques that can help turn things around. One that we\u2019ve found is to briefly reflect on our life roles and choose one that we\u2019ve neglected. We have so many roles: partner, parent, carer, professor, mentor, researcher, gardener, soccer enthusiast, friend, and neighbor, to name a few. There aren\u2019t enough hours in the day for us to give each the attention it deserves. But when we find ourselves in a funk, choosing one of these and throwing ourselves and our energy into it can make a big difference. It doesn\u2019t always work immediately; sometimes we may have to wear a few different hats and improve in a couple of different life roles before things get better. The point is that these life roles are what sustain us; together, they are who we are and the aspects of ourselves that we value the most. Time working on those roles is never wasted and stepping into one of them with passion and a will provides us a kind of sanctuary from the darker days, while eventually lighting them back up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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