What Does Wellness Really Mean?

What Does Wellness Really Mean?

We live in a buzzword society. Every few years, a word catches on and suddenly it’s everywhere. Right now, it’s “self-care” and “wellness.” They’re on coffee mugs, t-shirts, and social feeds. And because we hear them so often, sometimes we stop asking the real question: What do they actually mean?

For me, wellness is not just a weekend away at a spa, or seven days in Bali, or even three days off from work (though those things are wonderful when we can do them). Wellness is what you create in the ordinary moments, when life doesn’t make space for a grand escape.

It might look like setting boundaries — choosing what you invite into your life and what you protect yourself from.

It might look like rest — not just sleep, but the kind of rest that gives your spirit room to breathe.

For me, one of the simplest, truest forms of self-care is taking a bath. My family teases me because I can stay in the tub for hours. The steam, the heat, the candlelight — it becomes my sanctuary. I’ll refill the hot water over and over again just to stay in that peace. For me, water feels like freedom.

That’s wellness to me. Not a buzzword, not a marketing slogan, but a choice I make to create peace in my day.

So I’ll ask you: what’s one small thing you do that makes you feel well? Not the big, expensive, Instagram-worthy moments — but the quiet things that bring you back to yourself.

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