Week 45 - How do you Hygge?

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Week 45 - How do you Hygge?

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Have you heard of the Danish practice called Hygge? Hygge (pronounced HOO-ga) is the Danish concept of cozy comfort that brings happiness and contentment. I just love the sound of that. The article - Pouring From and Empty Cup? Three ways to refill emotionally shares more about this concept.

Here is a quick excerpt:

“To practice hygge, surround yourself with people, activities, and things that make you feel cozy, loved, happy, or content. Go simple: spend time with your favorite people, add a small vase of flowers to your space, don fuzzy slippers once home, eat a treasured comfort food, or listen to a favorite song.”

All of those suggestions certainly sound like it would invite you to feel cozy, loved, happy or content.

On Saturday, my dear friend, Kym, hosted 12 women at her house for a Coffee and Conversations gathering that we have been enjoying now for over 11 years. Sometimes we have a topic, other times we chat, we eat, laugh, and share updates on our lives. We never know who will show up and it doesn’t matter. What’s important is that we are together and take the time to be with each other. Spending Saturday with these beautiful, amazing women is one way I fill my cup.

What tree or plant speaks to you and why was one of our questions to ponder. I have a few giant elephant ears in my yard that die all the way down in the winter and come back to life in the late spring. I love the consistency and resilience of this plant. It will go all the way down to the ground where it doesn’t look like it was ever there. And then in the spring, little green sprouts will come out and the ears will come back to full bloom.

Laughing this weekend with kind, talented, intelligent women at our gathering was definitely a way to practice hygge. My crochet group gatherings, walking in nature and taking epsom salt baths are a few other ways I fill my cup.

Let me know how you practice hygge or fill your cup. You may reply to this newsletter/blog post or you can reach me at [e-mail]. If social media is easier for you to reach out, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are best.

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