The Simply Luxurious Life® https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com Cultivating True Contentment: The art of living a life of quality over quantity Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:11:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-favicon-01-01-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Simply Luxurious Life® https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com 32 32 117039829 noLifestyle,self,help,French,living,Francophile,simple,living,inspirational,culture,style,fashion,current,events,newsIntelligent living paired with signature styleThe Simple SophisticateShannon Ablesinfo@thesimplyluxuriouslife.comShannon Ables Part Dix: Scarves — The Timeless, Simple and Practical Accessory (types, how to wear and the new scarf style I am loving) https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobe10/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobe10/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210586 Scarves. Year-round, seen on the streets of Paris and many other European cities, scarves drape, wrap, tuck into the ensembles of women, men and children alike. One of the many things that captures my awe each time I travel to both continental Europe and Britain is the ubiquity of scarves. All of which are worn […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobe10/feed/ 0 210586 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) To Try . . . https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/totry/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/totry/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210569 “The rest of us are all still in it, [life/living]. We laugh, we hurt, we fall, we get back up. We’re a mess. And that is fantastic. Because being messy just means being alive. And we could all do with being a bit more alive. So what are we waiting for?” —Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham’s charater […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/totry/feed/ 0 210569 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 41 — How We Build a Foundation to Invite More Fulfillment and Peace https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment41/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210030 ~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text. Our tomorrows depend solely on what we do today. What foundation we build, strengthen and nourish within ourselves will determine the peace we experience tomorrow. By training the mind, […]

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]]> 210030 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) This & That: October 9, 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10926/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10926/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210477 This week brings must-visit art exhibits if you will be in Paris or London in the coming months, films to prompt conversation about social media, fame and more. Novels that place us into intriguing worlds with delightful characters unique in their world and no doubt will have us cheering for them. The return of a […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10926/feed/ 2 210477 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Receipts from a Bookshop, a book – petit plaisir #435 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp435/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp435/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210428 To work in a bookshop I think may be a dream of many of us bibliophiles, and so to read a book that shares glimpses into exactly what that year might be like is to live vicariously our dream. Katie Clapman opened her bookshop Storytellers, Inc. in December 2010 along with her mother Carolyn who […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp435/feed/ 4 210428 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) 435: 7 Ways to Maintain Self-Fidelity https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast435/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast435/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210391 “In a world of fleeting trends, the most profound elegance is self-fidelity. Let your style be an authentic whisper of your spirit, not a borrowed shout. Cultivate your own taste; adorn yourself in truths, not trophies. The greatest rebellion is to remain unyieldingly yourself.” —Anonymous Classical music. I love it. Long-time TSLL readers know this […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast435/feed/ 2 210391 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Components of a Good Life https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/components-of-a-good-life/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/components-of-a-good-life/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210399 A new play has just opened in London’s West End, written by playwright James Graham. It is The Standard of Living and it examines the life and legacy of early 20th-century British economist John Maynard Keynes. A play meant to prompt us, urge us, and implore us to ask the tough questions about what we […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/components-of-a-good-life/feed/ 2 210399 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 40 — Simply Trying to Heal, Help and Awaken https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment40/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210024 ~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text. Those painful emotions that keep popping up. And each time they do, we push them away because we don’t want to feel them. It makes sense that we would […]

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]]> 210024 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) This & That: October 2, 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10226/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10226/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210315 A new-to-me French drama series set in Paris (loving it!), friends and family sales not to miss, books about seasonal decorating, reading, books and the humor bookselling can bring, a mystery set in London that revolves around . . . (you’ll just have to start exploring to find out!), autumn clothing to get cozy and […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/tt10226/feed/ 6 210315 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, October 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsoctober2026/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsoctober2026/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=210301 If you're already a Member, please log in. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password Thank You... . . . for your interest and curiosity to explore further this particular post on TSLL. Unfortunately, you do not have access to view this page. One of two things has occurred: You are either a TSLL […]

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