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“The dream of her was the glow of a spent fire on a cold night: warm and welcoming.”

Book:Sing, Unburied, Sing

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Sing, Unburied, Sing

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Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward is an American novelist known for her profound portrayals of life in the American South. Her works delve into complex themes such as race, class, and social justice, earning her widespread acclaim. more

“To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed frame of mind and an open enjoyment of the immediate situation in all its small pleasures - a state one achieves most often with close members of one's social network in a home-like setting. -Judith Friedman Hansen”

Mind Home Social Enjoy Security Relax Wellbeing Hygge Network Close

Book:The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

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“Considering family togetherness seems promising for understanding hygge in its most basic form. When we refer to hygge, we are using the concept of home and family to think with. -Jeppe Trolle Linnet”

Home Together Family Hygge Basic

Book:The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

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“Hygge is a practice related to how we create and preserve meaning in the places we inhabit, how we make homes that comfort us and bring us together. ...then we begin to really inhabit a place or a moment in time and open ourselves to what it has to give.”

Home Together Practice Comfort Meaning Moment Create Hygge Preserve Inhabit

Book:The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

“Please come home. Into your own body, your own vessel, your own earth.”

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