"Do you hibernate?"

I received an email from a fellow who does video production. He really loves his work. In fact, when I commented on the late hour of his email, he said, “Yea, but I love my work! The hours don’t matter when you love what you do!”

“I’m glad you love your work,” I wrote back. “Everyone should, but just remember—the hours do add up and take their toll on you. You are a human BEING, not a human DOING.”

“Man, you’re so right,” he wrote back. “I’m so exhausted. I just returned from shooting footage in Sri Lanka. I’ve got to hibernate for a while and figure some things out. The devastation was so great and overwhelming. I’ve got to get some time to think about what it all means.”

You know, every single one of us was created by God to make a unique contribution in the world. Working is just one contribution we can make. There are so many others that enrich and fulfill our lives—family, community, faith groups. And all of us must hibernate to figure things out every now and then.

Listen to life today and make a life, not just a living.