The Simply Luxurious Life Monthly Newsletter, #67 (January 2026)

Published: Sat, 01/31/26

Updated: Mon, 02/02/26

Saturday, January 31, 2026

ISSUE #67

Knowing how to soothe your soul, your body, your mind is a vital skill. In the book Buddha's Brain, author Rick Hanson describes them as 'refuges,' and they can be as vast and unique as each of us. From feeling the warmth of a hot shower, stepping foot on a trail out in nature, welcoming natural beauty into our home, and as grand as our own home that has been cultivated to be a sanctuary, to as simple as knowing how to come back to ourselves, to our breath, to equanimity.

As we begin the month of February on the blog, I will be exploring the importance of a sanctuary and refuges, and how to know if indeed they are true sources of nourishment, but in the interim, an extension of beautiful bouquets of flowers from me to you. Please welcome a chosen gift of beauty into your life, whatever that source of beauty is for you, and remember how influential you are to your own contentment.

Of course, a gift of flowers will not heal us completely or even a lot, but it is a reminder to care for ourselves well, as we need. From this place of awareness, we can begin to make different choices, learn skills we may be lacking, and take responsibility for the joy that is always within us, if only we know how to set it free and stop burdening it with worry and stress.

As we conclude January, however the month has unfolded for you, I hope you were able to take the opportunity to do something that would nourish you for the long-term. Maybe a project in your house or beginning a course or class that will lead you to your dream, anything that was consciously chosen to elevate your everydays consistently and reduce a drain on your energy due to passive wanderings of what you could do or what was possible. So long as you began, you are putting the odds in your favor that you will make a lasting, constructive change. May this just be the beginning of your blossoming.

In this month's newsletter, I want to begin with the news I have been wanting to share with you for over a year! The trailer of TSLL's 4th book will be shared in as little as 24 hours. Yep! All of those details are shared below. But before the sharing begins, it's time to get caught up on all that January offered on the blog - two new series began, oodles of Monday Motivational posts, two new podcast episodes, both very popular with listeners, This & That posts overflowing with books, and still, so much more. Now to explore . . .

Bonne journée !

—Shannon

Subscribers' Exclusive News & Information

TSLL's 4th Book! The trailer will premiere tomorrow for TOP Tier Members in February's A Cuppa Moments and I will also share details about the content and my inspiration for the book's focus. Then, on Sunday, February 8th, the trailer and cover reveal (front and back full of the contents sharing what the book is about) will be shared with everyone (on the blog and in the Books News newsletter).
The next episode of the podcast will be on Wednesday, February 4th (ep #419), focused on décor, and episode #420 will be shared on Wednesday, February 18th, focused on finances, specifically investing.
TOP Tier TSLL Members: Join me for a new A Cuppa Moments with w/Shannon that airs tomorrow on the blog, Sunday, February 1st. Enjoy walks with Nelle, books I am curious about, reading (and loving) as well as recommending, oodles of releases to look forward to, and our monthly thought to ponder to jump-start our conversation with fellow members!

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A Cuppa Moments

View the monthly chat w/TOP Tier Members — January 2026 (video series)

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Shannon's Journey

9 January Ponderings . . .

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Shannon's Journey

12 Things That Made Me Smile This Month

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Tune in every 1st & 3rd Wednesday
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Listen to all of the episodes and Subscribe!

Episode #417

How Our Relationship with Ourselves Sets the Tone for the Health of All Relationships

Episode #418

Neighboring — How to Do It and Why It Will Enhance the Quality of Your Everydays

BBC Sounds’ Radio 3, Breakfast - ep. #417

Forever Paris/Mon Paris de Toujours by Marin Montagut, Francophile find — ep. #418

TSLL News

TSLL’s Posting Schedule for 2026 — A Full Year of Simply Luxurious Content

Meditation, Mindfulness, Simplicity

Introduction/Trailer to the new series: Un Moment de Méditation

The NEW STYLE SERIES! Signature Style

How to Build a Wardrobe to Love and Live In Every Day, Part Une

~readers' favorite post of the month, and year so far!~

Style Inspiration

Outfits of the Month (3): The Classic Flat Cap Styled for Winter

Monday's Motivational post
Nurturing Ourselves Is Where We Begin

Monday's Motivational post
The Simple Truth About Your Purpose

Monday Motivational post, Seasonal
27 of Winter’s Offered Savorings, and the Five Specific Ways to Savor

Monday Motivational post
10 Ways to Create an Environment to Nourish Your Success

Un Moment de Méditation

a limited series - a new mini-episode/post

each Sunday afternoon in 2026

No. 1

Courage and the Mind

No. 3

An Ease in Everyday Life

No. 2

How to Heal

No. 4

Less Thinking, Deeper Breathing

January 2, 2026

Books for mystery lovers who love the Scottish Highlands, books for gardeners who find inspiration from British gardens, and books for Anglophiles in general! Three films, each brand-new to the US, have been highly praised and hail from different countries. Clothing finds for winter style, and most of them on sale, documentaries for art lovers, and my new favorite find—all of that and still much more.