I've been feeling that urge, too! I like the Danish practice of hygge and making cozy your home and routines. I am SO ready for the comfort and care that only comes with the Dark Days.
Yet I own and operate my own farm here in Maine and I've taken off-farm employment this season that has me far behind in my winter preparations. I'm still mucking sheds to receive critters for the snowy months ahead. I need to bring the livestock off the field before the first snowfall and so I'm feeling a lot of pressure right now. My cozy hygge-time still feels far away and I'm just ready for a break lol.
Thanks for sharing!
Sending love and good juju from the mountains of Maine. ✌️
Oh hygge is just such a lovely feeling and way of living. In Sweden we call it "mysig". And höstmys (autumn coziness) and vintermys (winter coziness) are actual words that are used all through society. It is such a beautiful and simple way of living through the darkest months of the year here.
It sounds like you have much to do - and really live in rhythm with the seasons. I wish you well as you push through and seek to find a few short moments of hygge and mys until you can really hunker down for the winter.
Sending you so much love right back. I absolutely love Maine and have some deep connections there after my father passed away in Falmouth last year. So, I will always feel like a part of my heart is in Maine. xx
Thank you for this beautiful celebration of the importance of “gathering”. This week I’m going to gather my thoughts… I want to carve out some quiet journaling time for myself to “ let my roots sink deep”to find the nourishment I so desperately need. It’s a moment of great changes in my life and the image of the roots working underground really helped me focus on the importance of “deep, inner, deep , hidden work” now. I do love your way of writing about our inner life using images of Nature: it’s so powerful and effective. ⭐️
I’m so happy to hear that this resonated so deeply with you, Laura. And I’m deeply humbled by your words on my writing on the inner life. Thank you so very much. 🙏Wishing you a soft, magical week of gathering. ❤️
I love this time of year even though it's dark so early! Actually, I feel like I really get to enjoy brining out candles and having that soft glow in the room(s) at night. Candlelight is beautifully welcoming, warm and so much softer than our modern lights.
While I don't use Spotify, I'll mention here what I love listening to. I'm a big fan of Jazz and when I want to create a mood that is mellow, a little moody, and introspective, one of my favorite albums is "Nirvana - Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio".
Well, this is spooky. That hymn has been in my head for the past week (no idea why, I’ve not been to church since I got married) so this was clearly exactly what I needed to read this week. Beautiful writing, as always. Thank you ❤️
Oh my gosh, Victoria. I’ve got goosebumps!That is so spooky and totally meant to be. And I absolutely love that you and I have been going around singing the same hymn in our heads. ❤️
I loved listening to and reading your beautiful words Liz. You speak so much truth and I love the way you embrace the darkness so fully. We have so much to learn. I am slipping into the darkness this year with some more ease than in the past. I feel as though on the surface life continues to rush by but we need to make opportunities to go below the surface to a deeper, darker, slower place. Thank you for sharing your wisdom so evocatively xxxx
You’ve given me a new way of looking at and an excitement of the darker days coming. Thank you!
I'm so glad that this gave you a new perspective of the dark days! Thank you for being here! xx
I've been feeling that urge, too! I like the Danish practice of hygge and making cozy your home and routines. I am SO ready for the comfort and care that only comes with the Dark Days.
Yet I own and operate my own farm here in Maine and I've taken off-farm employment this season that has me far behind in my winter preparations. I'm still mucking sheds to receive critters for the snowy months ahead. I need to bring the livestock off the field before the first snowfall and so I'm feeling a lot of pressure right now. My cozy hygge-time still feels far away and I'm just ready for a break lol.
Thanks for sharing!
Sending love and good juju from the mountains of Maine. ✌️
Oh hygge is just such a lovely feeling and way of living. In Sweden we call it "mysig". And höstmys (autumn coziness) and vintermys (winter coziness) are actual words that are used all through society. It is such a beautiful and simple way of living through the darkest months of the year here.
It sounds like you have much to do - and really live in rhythm with the seasons. I wish you well as you push through and seek to find a few short moments of hygge and mys until you can really hunker down for the winter.
Sending you so much love right back. I absolutely love Maine and have some deep connections there after my father passed away in Falmouth last year. So, I will always feel like a part of my heart is in Maine. xx
Thank you for this beautiful celebration of the importance of “gathering”. This week I’m going to gather my thoughts… I want to carve out some quiet journaling time for myself to “ let my roots sink deep”to find the nourishment I so desperately need. It’s a moment of great changes in my life and the image of the roots working underground really helped me focus on the importance of “deep, inner, deep , hidden work” now. I do love your way of writing about our inner life using images of Nature: it’s so powerful and effective. ⭐️
I’m so happy to hear that this resonated so deeply with you, Laura. And I’m deeply humbled by your words on my writing on the inner life. Thank you so very much. 🙏Wishing you a soft, magical week of gathering. ❤️
I love this time of year even though it's dark so early! Actually, I feel like I really get to enjoy brining out candles and having that soft glow in the room(s) at night. Candlelight is beautifully welcoming, warm and so much softer than our modern lights.
While I don't use Spotify, I'll mention here what I love listening to. I'm a big fan of Jazz and when I want to create a mood that is mellow, a little moody, and introspective, one of my favorite albums is "Nirvana - Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio".
Thanks so much for your comment and for the music tip, Nicole!
Candlelight is one of the reasons that I love the dark season the most. Wishing you soft, glowing nights of peace and calm this week. 🫶🏻
Well, this is spooky. That hymn has been in my head for the past week (no idea why, I’ve not been to church since I got married) so this was clearly exactly what I needed to read this week. Beautiful writing, as always. Thank you ❤️
Oh my gosh, Victoria. I’ve got goosebumps!That is so spooky and totally meant to be. And I absolutely love that you and I have been going around singing the same hymn in our heads. ❤️
The very definition of great minds! :)
I loved listening to and reading your beautiful words Liz. You speak so much truth and I love the way you embrace the darkness so fully. We have so much to learn. I am slipping into the darkness this year with some more ease than in the past. I feel as though on the surface life continues to rush by but we need to make opportunities to go below the surface to a deeper, darker, slower place. Thank you for sharing your wisdom so evocatively xxxx