“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is our awareness of the scale of our existence in contrast to the immensity of life. It is our sense of… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge involves comfort, cosiness, a sense of wellbeing, and a relaxed frame of mind. -Judith Friedman Hansen” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge offers space for both reverie and relatedness. The heat of an open fire draws us close. Its shadow gives us a… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“In paying attention to our wellbeing, we address the needs of our environment - the society that we live in and our… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We don't hygge to be content, we find contentment in hygge. Hygge is... about pleasure, presence and participation. It's... the understanding that… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“In its aspect of comfort, hygge involves a sense of wellbeing which encourages relaxation and peacefulness. It excludes by definition a distracted… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused. -Proverb” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“...the problem is this: how do you measure wellbeing, happiness, tactility, trust, freedom, friendship, awareness, beauty, love, memory and so on? -Ilsa… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do that give… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Elite culture was deplored as shallow by the growing middle classes, who placed emphasis on family and intimacy. Denmark’s history, its egalitarianism, liberalism, and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace to be… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and desire. Hygge… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to master an… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
