By Lois Hewitt

O how times have changed. The definition of luxury has a new meaning to me.  It used to mean matching this and that, shiny baubles, eating in restaurants I could not afford, and never being satisfied with what I had.
Today luxury means:
Enjoying a healthy home cooked meal.
A roof over my head and so much more.
Today my idea of luxury includes health, peace, loved ones and joy.  Luxury today means gratitude and a quiet, simple life.
Luxury is a heartfelt laugh.
Luxury is a sunny day but the rain is good too.
Luxury is a cup of tea or a cool glass of water.
It’s mostly about those things that money can’t buy.
These lessons I wish I had learned long ago. These lessons usually come hand in hand with age. 
The world defines luxury one way but I see it in a different way. I allowed myself to be fooled by the world for a very long time.  But gladly, my eyes now see what and, most importantly, who is important.
As long as I am able to draw a breathe, I will now seek gratitude for the good and the not so great because all of that forms the person you become. The saying goes I don’t want to be better than anyone, I just want to be a better me.