Listen To Life

Dr. Joey Faucette

How’s your vacation?

   Why is it that to take a week of vacation, you have to do two weeks of work before you leave and two weeks of work when you return?  You’re only gone a week!  Does the work multiply while you’re gone?

   This reality can produce a certain amount of guilt about vacation times.  For instance, let’s say you go to the beach, pick up a seashell, and put it up to your ear.  Do you hear the soothing tides of the ocean gently rolling in on the shore?  Or do you hear, "So you thought you'd get away from work for a week, did you?  Don't you feel guilty?  Just think of all the work you’re missing.  That associate could be moving up to take your place, you know…"

   When making a living interrupts your making a life, when work intrudes on recreation, remember that the word “recreation” comes from two words meaning, “to create again.”  Your vacation is a time to re-create your spirit, your family relationships, and your passion for life. 

   So listen to your life today and focus all of who you are on making a positive life, not just a living.  Enjoy your vacation!