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Rita Novello's avatar

Due to a recent illness, everyone is wanting me to travel, to GO SOMEWHERE, Like that is the essence you will miss… I am loving feeling well enough to sit in the sunrise, clip some lavender for a vase, swim unhurried and alone in pond, eat summer produce, drive country roads with the corn fields opening up around each bend. Savoring the luxury of life. Enjoyed your piece and heartily agree.

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

So beautiful! 💛 Hope you get better soon.

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Ellie Dunlevy's avatar

I totally resonated with the beginning of this post about consumerism, thank you for sharing! I too have been trying to re-asses my purchases of late and often notice I treat shopping as a boredom thing or find it can give me that dopamine hit I may have needed at the time but did I really need that new outfit?! Loved your post x

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Yesss I feel this! So glad you liked it!💛

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Porchia Latrice Suber's avatar

True luxury to me means being able to enjoy nature, the sound of water, with no makeup on, loving the skin I’m in. Going on solo walks and adventures. That’s peaceful and slow living to me, being able to create and write whenever I want for an audience of 1: me. ♥️ Beautiful post!

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Floating Files's avatar

This 😍😍😍

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Rossella E. Frigerio's avatar

So much love for this post and for its reminder that true luxury is a life lived in harmony.

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Thextraaminimalist's avatar

I’m so happy I stumbled on this! Seeing the Ruthless Elimination of Hurry featured was enough to keep me reading 😇 I highly recommend listening to the authors joint podcast with Jefferson Bethke author of the book “To Hell with the Hustle.” The podcast is called “Fight Hustle, End Hurry” and it’d only 10 episodes long. Both hosts talk about the art of slowing down from a Biblical standpoint. It completely changed my faith and 100% encouraged my minimalist pov.

Wishing you a summer of “luxury” and peace, thank you for the great read ❤️

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Immediately checking that out! Thanks for sharing and so glad you liked the post!💕

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Thextraaminimalist's avatar

Ofc! Let us know how you like it 😇

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maria peevey's avatar

Love this!

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Ela's avatar

To me, when brought into the new light of this article, true richness feels like the moment when the sun is soaking up the touch of your skin and as white transparent curtains slowly rise and whimper down with the stroke of the wind the cherry cheeks of your stroking skin slowly settles into that soothing grin as seductive wind slowly carves into the touch of the skin.

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Annie Davenport's avatar

THIS is beautiful. Totally agree, a don’t need more more more. We need to remember what’s already great. Thank you for outlining it like this. Obsessed with the dopamine menu. 🤍

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Thank you so much!! So glad you liked it!

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Jacques Travels's avatar

It’s funny how we have been conditioned since childhood if we just get this ( add your “thing”) that it will bring us joy and happiness. That is until we get it and find our friend or neighbor has had our thing for awhile and it’s “old” to them.

We are conditioned for a constant “never settle for what we have” attitude. Never become complacent because there is always more waiting for us.

Happiness has to come from within…and often that means to do WITHOUT!

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Such a good point!!

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Money Tips Money Hacks's avatar

Really great reading this piece. Loved "This is a season of abundance—not just in the fields or the farmer’s markets, but in the everyday magic we often rush past."

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THE TIDY RV's avatar

Thanks for putting this post together—so many good tidbits!✨

Lemon balm is my daily tea treat.

"We’re not chasing more—we’re making space for what matters." — C, The Tidy RV

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Lou Elizabeth's avatar

This was beautiful, comforting & felt like a long exhale. Reading your dopamine menu gave me the same feeling of relaxation that listening to ASMR does- like a massage for my tired brain!

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Awh! Best compliment ever 💕 thank you!

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Halle's avatar

Loved this article, especially the dopamine menu. Seasons are meant to be indulged in slowly and leisurely 🌻

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Thank you Halle! 💛💛 I couldn’t agree more!

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Jennifer Blair's avatar

Love this article . I feel like I need a change this is definitely wealth just kicking back and reflecting enjoying good food and beauty around you 💕xx

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

Yes you get it!!💕👏

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Jennifer Blair's avatar

100 percent

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Natalie Saxton's avatar

Thank you for the book rec! Adding this to my queue

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