Have you ever noticed that most things in life seem to change in front of your very eyes.  Or maybe more often overnight while you were sleeping.  For all the parents out there you know all too well how quickly and without warning our babies grow up to become “big people”.  The question is always the same, “where did the time go?”  For those who enjoy gardening, it seems like you spend hours upon days planting, feeding and weeding.  And then one day you come home from work and there are tomatoes on the vine or flowers blooming.  Time seems to have this quality about it that is so difficult to grasp during the moment but then reveals itself after the fact.  

This brings me to my subject, “living in the moment”.  For most of us our daily lives are filled with too much to do and too little time.  I constantly struggle with the question, “How am I going to get this all done?”  The irony is that the answer to the question is, “You’re not!”  And once you finish with one project or one situation another conveniently arises to take its place.  It is a never ending cycle.  This very cycle has been a personal struggle for me for most of my adult life.  I am a driven individual that has little boundaries when it comes to “what’s next in life”.  While that may seem like a wonderful problem to have, it is none the less a problem.  The lines become blurred between the forest and the trees.  Recently I have been reminded the true meaning behind my life and what is really important: family, friends, community, and most of all health.  And I am not referring to simple body weight or resting heart rate (although they matter too), but I am referring to body, mind and soul.

My Dad has shared a true story with me over the years.  His story goes, “When I was a younger man and you children were young, I would sometimes have to travel by plane on business.  Every time the attendant would go through the flight procedures and would come to the part about…’In the event of loss of cabin pressure a mask will drop.  Please secure your own mask before trying to assist others.’  I was always convinced that they had it wrong.  I would think, well if the children were here I would certainly help them before worrying about my own mask.  As I got older in life I realized the attendant was right all those years.  You can’t help others if you don’t take care of yourself first. That is true in all things in life.”

We all have obligations we must meet on a daily basis, but the secret is to find balance.  In that balancing act we all must take time for ourselves to relax, restore and renew.  That is our mission here at Spa Koru.  We provide the ideal sanctuary for body, mind and soul for residents and guest to our beautiful island.  When you visit Spa Koru remember, put you own mask on first.  Spiral Up!