Living the Hygge Way for the Chronically-Ill

By Irene S. Roth

The Nordic have a different perspective on living. They may be our north-eastern cousins yet it seems at times the way we live is a world apart. Therefore, this e-book will explore the context of Nordic living and how it operates.

Ideally, I hope this e-book will become a primer for how to live life to the fullest. We all need hygge in our lives, especially we Westerners who have arthritis or other chronic illnesses.

Underpinning hygge is a craving for simplicity, an urge to pare everything back to basics. We can jettison the anxieties and clutter of modern living to free up our time and energy to make the most of life.

At the core of hygge is the guiding principle that we must all make the most of the short time we have on this planet. We must be kind to ourselves and to those around us. We can all benefit from a bit of hygge in our lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Jul 19, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370929139

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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Living the Hygge Way

for the Chronically-Ill

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2017 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Create a sense of comfort at home

2. Live more in the present

3. Do aerobic exercise regularly

4. Do flexibility exercises regularly

5. Create moments of pure pleasure with your family

6. Share experiences with loved ones

7. Practise gratitude

8. Share a gratitude journal

9. Create family harmony

10. Take a break

11. Think smaller, not bigger

12. Simplify your life

13. Build relationships

14. Treat your home like your tribe

15. Create a sense of hearth in your home

16. Do five nice things for yourself every day

17. Enjoy the small pleasures of life

18. Do things together in the home and outside

Conclusion

Resources

About the Author

Introduction

Can the Dane’s teach us something about being happy and living the best possible life that we can for the arthritis sufferer? What is it about the Danish lifestyle that allows us to perhaps even wonder about what happened to us or whether we have flied off our own axes a long time ago?

The Dane’s believe that to live happily and peacefully, you must practise hygge. What exactly is hygge?

Hygge is a Danish/Norwegian word that translates as a feeling of cosiness. It can also mean kinship and conviviality. If mindfulness is about the self and looking inward, hygge is about being sociable and looking outward—it’s about taking pleasure in the simple things in life in fellowship with kin.

The Nordic have a different perspective on living. They may be our north-eastern cousins yet it seems at times the way we live is a world apart. Therefore, this e-book will explore the context of Nordic living and how it operates.

Ideally, I hope this e-book will become a primer for how to live life to the fullest. We all need hygge in our lives, especially we Westerners who have arthritis or other chronic illnesses.

Underpinning hygge is a craving for simplicity,