The Heart of Hygge.
The Hygge Home was born out of a simple idea— to bring hope and healing to those in need by offering what I had and trusting that it was enough. I felt invited and compelled, challenged even, to offer my home to those in need of comfort and contentment, those who were hurting and broken, or those who longed to experience wholeness in their life. What sparked my heart into action was a little question sounding something like, “What if you offered what you had instead of looking at what you lacked and watched the miracle unfold?” All it took from me was the belief that if I opened my doors, my hands, and my heart that the right people would fill my home, the simple possessions I had would be multiplied, and that new life would flow into the hearts of those sitting around my table— with the deep anticipation that they would leave more restored than when they arrived.
Hygge, put simply, is the comfort and contentment found in slowing down to enjoy life’s simple pleasures from season to season; that of good quality food and drink in a warm environment, accompanied by a safe community sharing honest and open conversation, being honored as they do. This Scandinavian lifestyle is a low barrier, low pressure invitation of coming in the full authenticity of life whilst seeking out the beauty of the season and enjoying the high quality pleasures it provides. You don’t have to present a front but can come as you are to be known amidst your people, to share your story by the glow of a candle table as laughter and tears are simultaneously spilled, to sip some cider, be nourished by a beautifully enriching meal, and find contentment and contentment in the perfect imperfection that hangs in the balance.
Don’t you want to just walk right in to a home like that? The wonderful thing about embracing this lifestyle is that it truly doesn’t have to look like much to bring the fulfillment it offers. The only requirement is for you to unhurry your heart just enough to discover that what you’re truly looking for isn’t found in accumulating more, attaining the next best thing, or striving for perfection, but in stripping away the excess. It is in this space, committing to enjoy the good that is present in your life, that you will find yourself able to wholeheartedly say, “although I may not have everything, nothing in my life is missing”.
