By definition, a luxury is what one allows oneself exceptionally, or too often, what one does not allow oneself at all.
To afford luxury, we often think that you have to take out your wallet and that it will be expensive. After all, the popular expression tells us that we “pay” for luxury. We think: expensive and sumptuous. We think: inaccessible.
Whether we run after him or he catches up with us, time is running out.
Think about it, we are told that “time is money”. Truly? Because it seems impossible to me to deposit hours in the bank…
Carl Honoré, author of the book “Praise of slowness” tells us, on the contrary, that a good use of slowness could make our existence richer.
Do you know people who got lost? People who over time, the job, the mortgage, the routine, the children, … embarked on a life that didn't suit them or that they didn't like? It happened to me myself and around me, I see a lot of people who despite their good will, their good intentions, are exhausted and no longer pay attention to what they really believe in, what used to make them vibrate, because their priority has become to survive.
It's nothing new, the arrival of spring makes us want to clean up. But not just doing our usual cleaning, something more in-depth, a bit like making room for life to resume. And who says big cleaning says cleaner. If like me you make your homemade cleanser, you probably add essential oils. But well beyond their good smells, here are some of their virtues.
What are we running after? Time? Money? Accreditation? All of these answers maybe.
But, I think the right question to ask is why? What's the point of running, working and then buying things that save time, then running to pay for them, then buying others because you have less and less time, if the ultimate goal of life is to enjoy it, have fun and live well?
The beautiful. If it is considered subject of superficiality for some, it is quite the opposite for me.
By beauty, I don't mean “aesthetic standards” and even less “perfection”. For me, beauty is above all surrounding. It is a sensory experience that involves light, heat, colors, shapes, movement. In short, everything that can exalt our feelings.
