“Luxury was time and rest and grace.” It’s taken me a long time to realise that too. These days the simplest things make me happiest, walking by the sea, writing, travelling in Bennie and just having time to breathe. Maybe what we want from life really does keep changing as we do. 🌹
Such an interesting exploration, Athena! This is a topic that resonates at this stage of my life and I wrote recently in Lit Lab (Memoir Land) about my struggle to pump the brakes on being productive all the time and why that feels so scary after decades of the freelance grind. As you wrote, pleasure isn't a static state, and goals are meant to change. Thanks for sharing this and Go Birds! (Philly girl now living at the Jersey Shore)
“Luxury was time and rest and grace.” It’s taken me a long time to realise that too. These days the simplest things make me happiest, walking by the sea, writing, travelling in Bennie and just having time to breathe. Maybe what we want from life really does keep changing as we do. 🌹
I love Athena’s writing. Can’t wait to read this one!
Luxury is not limited to capitalist notions of pleasure or success--I love the way this piece makes that clear.
Exactly! Thank you for reading!
Such an interesting exploration, Athena! This is a topic that resonates at this stage of my life and I wrote recently in Lit Lab (Memoir Land) about my struggle to pump the brakes on being productive all the time and why that feels so scary after decades of the freelance grind. As you wrote, pleasure isn't a static state, and goals are meant to change. Thanks for sharing this and Go Birds! (Philly girl now living at the Jersey Shore)
Go Birds! I struggle so much with the idea of just sitting down and existing without some expectation of productivity. I feel guilty about it!
We both need to work on that!