The Simply Luxurious Life® https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com Cultivating True Contentment: The art of living a life of quality over quantity Tue, 12 May 2026 03:32:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 Cinq: Dresses to Flatter Your Silhouette And Style — How to Build a Wardrobe to Love and Live in Every Day https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep5/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep5/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=205009 No matter how casual our everydays may be, having a dress, two, three, or even four that you can depend on for looking appropriate for the occasion, but also feel entirely yourself, is an absolute necessity. Nope, not a luxury.  The tricky part often becomes knowing which dresses to buy that you can wear year […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep5/feed/ 0 205009 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) 21 Signs of Growth Along Your Personal Road to Contentment https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/20signsgrowthcontentedlife/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/20signsgrowthcontentedlife/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204937 “Equanimity is a culmination of practice where the mind is steady, contented, and undisturbed. It’s the opposite of being agitated or overwhelmed. One traditional simile is being supple like bamboo so we can bend in the wind and not break. It’s ultimately about giving up any struggle with how things are in this moment. When […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/20signsgrowthcontentedlife/feed/ 0 204937 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 19 — How to Find Peace https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment19/ Sun, 10 May 2026 22:42:54 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204208 ~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. That moment at the end of the day, the warmth of the spring day invites us to sit outside, perhaps grab a book, and settle in with a hot […]

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]]> 204208 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) This & That: May 8, 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay826/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay826/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204810 A cookbook full of flavorful, seasonally delicious desserts, novels to hold our attention, a new memoir from a favorite cook who cooked in the smallest kitchen in Paris with great success, and clothing sales not to miss. One such sale is from one of my favorite French brands, and then there is sprinkled treasures found […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay826/feed/ 4 204810 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) 425: The Intermezzo Effect: Chess Champion Jennifer Shahade Teaches How to Win at Life https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast425/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast425/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204794 “Identify the strengths within so you can become the champion of being you.” —Jennifer Shahade Chess. At first, the idea of thinking like a chess champion may sound like an impossible feat if we do not know how to play the game, but as winner of two U.S. Women’s Chess Championships and the first woman […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast425/feed/ 0 204794 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) When to Trust Your Intuition: Where Your Treasures Await https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/intuitiontreasuresawaittrust/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/intuitiontreasuresawaittrust/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 02:02:54 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204761 “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” —Joseph Campbell That way of life, that destination, that skill you desire to acquire, that keeps returning to your thoughts and tickling your mind, asking you to figure out a way to make it a reality … its unrelenting persistence to hold your attention is […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/intuitiontreasuresawaittrust/feed/ 6 204761 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 18 — Where We Find Stability https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment18/ Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204205 ~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. Where I live, in a snow bunny’s paradise, when we have rain instead of snow in the winter, I am the rare bird who is tickled by the occasion. […]

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]]> 204205 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, May 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsmay2026/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsmay2026/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 21:09:57 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204747 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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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsmay2026/feed/ 63 204747 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) This & That: May 1, 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay126/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay126/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204656 The amount of wonderful French films has me beaming! And then there are ooodles, upon oodles of books and as per usual, on a wide array of topics – a novel set in Provence, a historical fiction story centered around three females in positions of power (or at least their husbands were, but no doubt […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttmay126/feed/ 2 204656 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) 11 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/smileapril2026/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/smileapril2026/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:52:20 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=204554 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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