“Our language reflects our world. We give the things we see - things that matter - names.”
Source: The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
“There, in the warmth of the sun, the protection of the woods, and with the lake as my constant companion, I was free to be my true self. In this place, grades and appearances were not measured, and love was not conditional. I
was unshackled from the expectations of others, my spirit as light as the breeze off the lake. I became the golden girl reborn.”
Source: Poppy and Pa
“When we reached The Point, we would first feel the slimy, rough rock below our bellies, as if being lifted on the back of a whale. We would pull ourselves along the rock’s massive underwater surface, careful to not graze our hands or knees, then climb up above the water, standing tall beside the tower of rocks. We spent the rest of our time sliding down its slippery backside, over and over again—our own natural playground.”
Source: Poppy and Pa
“Late afternoons were for resting in the hammock that hung between the Three Sisters, my favourite trio of birch trees, a book resting on my chest. Other days, I would follow my imagination around our property, my bare feet sinking into pillows of soft moss and rough lichens as I climbed up rock faces or followed a path of fallen pine needles. I would name each plant and tree around me as I filled my pockets with acorns, my soles hardened by the end of the summer.”
Source: Poppy and Pa
“You were never manufactured. You were created — intentionally, eternally, beloved.”
Source: I AM Created, Not Manufactured
“If you want to be truly hygge, you need to own a pair of comfy sweatpants for sure.”
Source: Hygge Habits: Embrace Hygge For More Joy And Happiness In Life
“He who knows contentment is rich. -Lao Tzu”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“If you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man's hunger. -Kahlil Gibran”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“When we hygger, we frame the moment, give it our full attention, savour and hold it, in an awareness that the moment will pass.
We feel how one moment becomes layered on to the next; past and present mingled together - everything falling into place, into one accord.”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. -Cesare Pavese”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well