I’ve just returned from a gorgeous week in England, and a dreamy visit to Portofino, Italy. There’s nothing like world travel to put life into perspective. This journey was no exception.

The difference in cultures is immediately palpable, which always brings into question, for me, “What it is that I value, and what brings more beauty, freedom and love into my life?” On this trip I was reminded of how much I deeply appreciate comfort, beauty and luxury.

These are things that used to be difficult for me to admit that I loved. And because I used to tell myself that all I really needed were the “basics in life”, I was constantly at war with myself and unable to truly enjoy and allow experiences like these to fill me up and fuel me.

Is there a part of you that feels at war with comfort, beauty and luxury?