Mālama I Kou Kuleana

Take care of your responsibilities. This Hawaiian value runs deep. There are two tyes of responsibilities we must all take care of. One is your daily chores. This involves work, daily cleaning, tending to your families needs, doing the laundry and other things around the house.

The second is a lot more challenging for some. We must take care of ourselves. This does not mean we need to be selfish. This means we must do the certain things to keep our mind and our sanity in check. This might involve meditation, spending time in a "happy place". For a lot of people, it just means spending more time with the ones you love.

Taking care of our responsilities is more than finishing our chores. It means we need to do what we need to do in order to do the things that we want to do. Meditate if needed, rest if you have to, and do what it takes to make sure yourself and your families are alive and healthy.