As the old adage goes, “money can’t buy happiness.” Of course, money often allows folks to meet their materials needs – which is an important prerequisite for happiness and security. But beyond that, what happens when we reframe our relationship with luxury and decadence by striving for the simple pleasures in life? Maybe rather than shooting for a fancy vacation abroad, the next gadget, we would get more fulfillment and satisfaction from long slow walks, sunny naps, fresh cream, and splashing in the creek. What other creative sources of decadence have we not even considered, and what stands in our way to reclaiming them?
