Koselig, Gezellig and Hygge? Remember them? To someone from outside Norway, Holland or Denmark these might seem like characters from The Lord of the Rings, but in fact these are ways to have your mindset positively impact your attitude.
To boost winter happiness you could click on each of those links and have a quick read of one each morning from tomorrow to Monday.
Just the other day a place near me was literally the coldest place on Earth, at -33 degrees Celsius (-27F). Here, the average winter temperature is -11C (-12F), and we’ll usually get a snap below -25C for about a week a year.
Negative people will often literally take the worst nighttime low they can find and they’ll add three extra months to it and then describe that as winter. Positive people would note that last winter ended in March and it was above zero right up until a week ago, so we might not be growing apples right now but we’re still doing extremely well.
Everyone adjusts to the weather where they live so cold is a different temperature every place. But we still have a choice of how we personally adjust to that external shift. Many continue to go outdoors in the winter due to an appreciation of nature that has a mental, physical and spiritual value that doesn’t change when it’s cold, it just manifests differently.
For these people the outdoors becomes more of an excursion or adventure, and indoors is for recovery and gathering. Winter is for venturing out and then getting cozy for some cuddling and snuggling and nuzzling.
It can be done with a fire and a great book, our pet, some friends or family, or a quiet candlelit night sitting listening to audio, or maybe even another trip outside to see the Northern Lights if we’re able to.
If we think the weather decides our mood we’re right. But if we think it doesn’t have to decide it, we’d be right again. If we truly understand how things work then we’ll know we can be involved enough in our experiences that we can ensure that winter changes our attitude in a positive way yet again.
Have a wonderful day everyone. No matter what it looks like outside. Because if you’re going to let the weather turn your mood ugly then you are likely dooming and volunteering yourself to many days of unhappiness that are entirely unnecessary.
Every day wise people demonstrate to others how we can choose how we will face the world. With our minds, a day can become a brutally cold reason to be miserable, or it can be a reason to engage in some very intentional nestling. The difference is within us.
peace. s
