engage in a little fantasy...suppose you had an entire day with no responsibility, no schedule, no demands on your time or energy...for an entire day, you could put yourself in the lap of luxury...what would the day look like? what is your most defined sense of pleasure?
maybe a long walk in the woods where you lose all sense of time, walking in the sheer pleasure of good health and stamina...
maybe a day at the spa with attendants catering to your every whim...
maybe time alone with your love, enjoying the luxury of uninterrupted pleasure, communicating...appreciating the companionship...
maybe an entire day to wander in and out of antique shops with whatever money you need to buy whatever you want...
maybe a day at home alone just enjoying your own company...
what is it that would be a luxury for you?
so now, i ask: is luxury all about money? expensive places and things? in some ways, yes...it takes money to buy some leisure activities...a day at the spa is not cheap...but luxury may be more about time, relationships, and experiences...
luxury is a condition of abundance, something that provides pleasure but is not absolutely necessary...a sumptuous environment...it may be a place in your home to spend quiet times with all your favorite things around you...time to enjoy the sunday paper...good health...personal strength...beautiful memories...an afternoon nap...sleeping late...one daisy in a blue bottle...all are luxuries...all are things that make life extra nice...that provide pleasure...little things that add up to luxury...
so is luxury something you can buy? not always...more often...luxury is making the most of what you have...
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