Create Your Wellness

My definition of luxury has changed over the years.
It used to be about places and possessions.
Now it looks more like...
A quiet morning.
A walk without my phone.
A conversation with someone I care about.
An afternoon where I don't have to rush anywhere.
Perhaps real luxury isn't having more.
Perhaps it's finally having enough space to breathe.
What does luxury mean to you?

Colin.x 🌿

🎉 We are delighted to welcome **Create Your Wellness with Colin Solomon** to the Promote2u community!

**Rediscover Wellness. Redefine Beauty.**

Based in Watford, Create Your Wellness helps you improve your health, wellbeing and quality of life through:

✨ Floatation therapy
✨ Acupuncture
✨ Massage therapy
✨ Holistic health treatments
✨ Recovery and relaxation experiences

Discover more:

🌐 https://www.createyourwellness.co.uk/
📘 https://www.facebook.com/CreateYourWellnessUK
📞 01923 804445

A very warm welcome to Colin and Create Your Wellness! 💙

One of the biggest misconceptions I come across is that rest has to be earned.
We tell ourselves we’ll slow down after the next deadline, once the children are back at
school, after the holiday, after work gets quieter...
The trouble is, life rarely becomes less busy by itself. Perhaps recovery shouldn’t be the reward.
Perhaps it’s what allows us to keep showing up as the best version of ourselves.
Colin.x 🌿

Have you noticed the trees lately?

It might just be me, but after the recent heatwaves I've already started noticing leaves turning
yellow and brown. Some trees seem to be preparing for autumn weeks earlier than Id
normally expect It struck me that nature never argues with the seasons. It doesn't rush. It doesn't cling on. It
simply prepares for what's coming next. Maybe there's a lesson in that for us too.

So before we find ourselves asking, "Where has the summer gone? " perhaps today is a gentle reminder to stop for a few moments. Put the kettle on. Sit in the garden if the sun is shining. Go for a walk. Put your phone away for a while Sometimes the smallest pauses make the biggest difference. Tomorrow's Sunday Letter is about something I've been thinking about all week...Permission to Pause.

Colin.x 🌿

Luxury means different things to different people.
For some, it's a fast car or a five-star hotel.
For me, it's something much simpler.
An hour where my phone doesn't ring.
A conversation without checking the time.
A walk with nowhere I need to be.
The warmth of the sun on my face.
A deep breath that isn't interrupted by another notification.
Perhaps real luxury isn't about having more.
Perhaps it's about needing less.

Colin.x 🌿

🌿Note

One of the biggest myths we've been sold is that rest has to be earned.

Finish the work.
Complete the list.
Look after everyone else.
Then, if there's any time left, maybe you can look after yourself.
The problem is that the list never ends.
Recovery isn't the reward for surviving life.
It's one of the reasons we're able to enjoy it.
Perhaps this week, instead of asking what still needs doing, ask yourself something different.
What would help me feel a little more restored today?

Colin.x 🌿

🌿 Note

There is a tendency to think that summer only counts if we're somewhere else.

On a beach.
In the mountains.
Exploring another country.
Yet some of my favorite summer memories have never involved an airport.
They've been quiet evenings in the garden. A walk as the sun begins to set. A barbecue with
family. Reading a few chapters of a good book with a cup of tea. Watching the sky slowly
change colour as another warm day comes to an end.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to get away during the summer, and that's okay.
Summer isn't simply a place we travel to.
It's an invitation to slow down, spend a little more time outdoors and enjoy the life that's already around us.
Don't let it pass unnoticed.

Colin.x 🌿

There is a wonderful expression that says:

“Be where your feet are.”

It’s simple advice, but perhaps some of the hardest to follow.

Our minds spend so much time replaying yesterday or worrying about tomorrow that we
sometimes miss the only moment we’re actually living.

The sound of rain against the window.
Children laughing in the garden.
A warm cup of coffee.
The breeze through the trees.

Life isn’t only found in the big milestones.
More often than not, it’s quietly waiting in the ordinary moments we’ve forgotten to notice.

Colin.x 🌿

Have you ever noticed how often we postpone looking after ourselves?

“I’ll start after the holiday.”
“I’ll wait until September.”
“I’ll get back into a routine next month.”

Life has a habit of moving the goalposts.
Perhaps wellbeing doesn’t begin with finding the perfect time.
Perhaps it begins with making today just a little kinder than yesterday.
You don’t need a passport to take better care of yourself.
You only need the willingness to begin.

Colin.x 🌿