HYGGE: A Precious Gift Or Human Right?

One thing about hygge that only Scandinavians seem to understand is how to find harmony in the balance between two concepts. Concept one, that hygge should be cherished like a gift and concept two, that hygge is a basic human right. If hygge is free and accessible in one’s mind then it is indeed a right we possess, on the other hand we should be so grateful for the opportunities to live our lives in this way when not all others are as fortunate.

Trying to see hygge as entirely a gift or as entirely a birth right is very tricky because it truly is both. Foreigners from outside of the Nordic countries and even some in countries surrounding Denmark, struggle greatly with the idea that hygge can be both at once.

The way I have come to view it over time is to:

Know your rights, yet do not be entitled.

Expect joy but be willing to find it yourself.

Listen to others, but choose for yourself.

Don’t make assumptions of hygge, make memories of hygge.

Create hygge in your surroundings, find it in your heart.

Never limit your growth with hygge, allow change to be the constant.

Always make time for hygge, it’s not one activity or one place.

Your hygge is not my hygge, your hygge is your own.

Hygge can be incorporated into every single area of your life (wink), be creative with what you have.

At the end of the day a candle is just a candle, true hygge lives in your heart.

Two people can share the same space whilst snuggling together and experience getting hygge differently. The concept of hygge applies to the one individual’s unique expression on this planet and to the way they find comfort and joy. The joy in hygge is subtle but powerful, you are not filled with the desire to scream excitedly but you are content to the brim in that moment.

Many people don’t know that the true feeling of hygge may only last a few moments despite the perfect surroundings and situation. If your mind does not permit it, then hygge cannot fully take place. Sometimes you will be getting hygge for two hours on your couch, reading a book, wrapped cosily in a blanket and you will only reach the actual sensation of hygge briefly if you’re not in the right state of mind. Like meditation or an orgasm during sex. I don’t want to say that sitting on the couch reading that book is like foreplay because it is the actual full act of getting hygge, but the hygge sensation is the climax. Hygge is quite a euphoric feeling displayed subtly. This makes it feel safer to get hygge in public, other euphoric feelings may leave you feeling more vulnerable. Knowing that sometimes experiencing the state of hygge is short can make it easier to understand that there is an entrance point and an exit point for hygge. This explains the someone contradicting concepts.

I want to take time here to thank everyone who has started following my blog. I see the views go up each week and I am so grateful to know you enjoy my content. I am very passionate about this subject because it fascinates me and has changed my life for the better. I feel it is only right to share what I know and hopefully learn from others as well. If you love hygge as much as me, why not start your own blog or group on Facebook. Promoting hygge helps everyone to learn a better way to live. 

If you don’t fancy creating content yourself why not share posts you enjoy from people who blog about hygge! You will be helping them out by helping new people discover them and they can teach people how to invent a hygge life! Pretty sweet considering social media is free!

Ask not what hygge can do for you but what you can do for hygge.

Freja