Hygge

We recently found another term to apply to our lifestyle; and, like the others, (see Shin-rin Yoku) it’s foreign. I read the other day about the Danish concept of Hygge, which, while untranslatable in English, seems to apply to us.

My information comes from an article published last year on the Mother Nature Network, How ‘Hygge’ Can Help You Get Through Winter. If you take a moment now to read it, the rest of this essay will make more sense, if indeed it’s necessary to elaborate on it.

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Living In the Moment

Let’s face it: certain catchphrases just go with our family’s lifestyle: off the grid, self-reliance, self-sufficiency (two different concepts, let’s not get into that right now), mindfulness, frugality—the list is long. I stumble over one particular phrase in the list: “living in the moment”.

I think I don’t fully grasp this concept, but I actually do, although perhaps not always in a good way . . . .

This is the moment. This is now. (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger.)

This is the moment. This is now. (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger.)

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