“Hygge involves comfort, cosiness, a sense of wellbeing, and a relaxed frame of mind. -Judith Friedman Hansen” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. -Irish proverb” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Hygge Copy Share Image
“...how a familiar room slowly changes colour as morning arrives.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Balance Copy Share Image
“The Danish expression man vil hinanden , we intend connection or want to be with each other” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“All really inhabited space bears the essence of the notion of home. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Essence Copy Share Image
“The most common form of despair is not being who you are. -Soren Kierkegaard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Being Copy Share Image
“Life begins well. It begins enclosed, protected, all warm in the bosom of the house. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Beginning Copy Share Image
“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. -Ludwig Wittgenstein” — 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… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is a phenomenon that reflects our way of inhabiting the world. The routines that shape our days locate us - from… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We still carry within us, in a small warm spot, the idea of home. Home as a safe place, a loving place… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The flip side of an experience of enjoyment is the certainty that it won't last forever, Today's moment of hygge will be… — 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 Beauty Copy Share Image
“Danes are good at appreciating the small things in life and at making the best of whatever they have. They place emphasis… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is evoked in situations where there is nothing to accomplish but letting go to the present moment in a way that's… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The Danes, considered to be among the happiest people in the world, have enjoyed hygge for hundreds of years. Denmark’s high standard… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Danes 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 Attention Copy Share Image
“It isn’t easy in our complicated world to enjoy the pleasures of ordinary living—children, family, neighborhood, nature, walking, gathering, eating together. I… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Adventure Copy Share Image
“Hygge is a quality of presence and an experience of togetherness. It is a feeling of being warm, safe, comforted and sheltered.… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Abundance 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
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Art Copy Share Image
“Participants experience a 'social intimacy' and a basic 'trust' in the inclusiveness and good intentions of the other people present. Hygge cannot… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Experiencing a sense of presence and belonging is challenging when we're stressed or distracted. Hygge isn't the complete absence of the usual… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Belonging Copy Share Image
“The military failure of the old empire was subsequently not mourned as an outward loss but celebrated as an inward gain.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Failure Copy Share Image
“The pleasure is found in living hygge, not curating it, in the experience of the journey, not owning the map.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Journey Copy Share Image
“Things sing when they reach a certain degree of presence. -Thomas Moore” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Comfort Copy Share Image
“The grace of a curve is an invitation to remain. We cannot break away from it without hoping to return. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Comfort Copy Share Image
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. -Simone Weil” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Attention Copy Share Image
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We cannot all do great things. But we can do small things with great love. -Mother Teresa” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Comfort Copy Share Image
“We live and the things around us live, through daily care. -Ilsa Crawford” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Care Copy Share Image
“Spontaneity and immediacy characterize hygge, as does a willingness to accept our differences and enjoy an atmosphere of tolerance and peace.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The things of this world are vessels, entrances for stories; when we touch them or tumble into them, we fall into their… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Hygge Copy Share Image
“Hygge is thought to be lost when we indulge in luxury consumption or when we thirst to be noticed, no matter how… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being. It is generous and celebratory, a way to remember the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Being Copy Share Image
“True kinship takes a warm heart. In essence, it is about being together, deeply honestly. We talk about love so much but… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Being 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
“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Butterfly Copy Share Image
“Home is an emotional state, a place in the imagination where feelings of security, belonging, placement, family, protection, memory and personal history… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
