Luxury is a choice?
Look at an image like this and most think of a quality luxurious day spa where all you hear are sounds of birds chirping, waves rolling… and many also immediately then jump to “but I couldn’t afford that type of luxury”…
Luxury is a Choice not a Dollar Sign…
On Sunday, I decided to turn my studio apartment into my very own oasis…
Relaxing luxury-smooth-jazz-type music playing, reading, nibbling on nuts, fruit, cheese, and bread, candles dancing away all throughout my Princess Tower, the aroma of glorious essential oils diffused through the air, luxuriating facial, and a bottle of wine that was sipped from a lovely crystal crystal glass…
I thought about my ‘retreat’ and a conversation a few months ago with a friend saying she wished she could afford to live like I live…
Hmmm, let me think…
- WINE = less than $10
- NUTS, FRUIT, CHEESE, AND BREAD = $15
- CANDLES = $3
- FACIAL = using products I already have on hand
- VINTAGE CRYSTAL GLASS = I picked that up in a second-hand store on my travels
- OH, AND THE MUSIC = Free courtesy of YouTube!
As I said to my beautiful friend ~ luxury is a choice – it doesn’t need to be expensive – you just need to be mindful and decide whether you will focus on ‘reality’ or make your own…
While we may not be able to click our fingers and put a million dollars into the bank, or twitch our nose and be free from illness – we can choose to create our own world in which we are blissfully happy and loving the beauty of the present moment…
For anyone with the resources to be able to read this post ~~~ Luxury is a CHOICE ~~~
Whoever says you can’t enjoy the 5-Star life without having to outlay a 5-Star wad of cash, obviously hasn’t spent enough time with me… :-))
Sending love and smiles to all…
~ Bella