— JANA KINGSFORD

I LOVE THE DELIBERATING DISCONNECTION story ( page 12 ) and the member perspectives around “ digital detox ” policies . We ’ ve heard a lot about this over the years and opinions certainly differ . We ’ ve often said spas give you permission to pause . Unplug . Remember when airplanes were quiet ? The only thing you occasionally heard was a loud conversation between two passengers . Now , it ’ s the constant one-sided phone call ( we can ALL hear you ), games being played full volume and let ’ s not forget the blaring TikTok videos . Oh my ....

Let ’ s face it : Technology isn ’ t going away . It ’ s only becoming more entangled with all we do . Take the new AI hype for example — it ’ s either the scariest thing since Y2K or the most revolutionary tool since the internet . We must embrace change and find the balance .

Speaking of balance , the new wisdom is we should create life / work balance versus work / life balance because living our life should always come before work . I ’ m the first to admit I love to work and my work life blends into my life life . I have treasured

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LYNNE WALKER McNEES friends whom some would say are work friends . To me , they ’ re just friends and I ’ m abundantly blessed !

How are you going to create your balance ? Maybe write an old-fashioned letter and let me know ! But if you send a video message instead , please make sure it ’ s not while you ’ re in the spa . Cheers ...

— LYNNE MCNEES , ISPA PRESIDENT

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