HydroponicTrash on Nostr: Hygge, Buen Vivir, Solarpunk & Degrowth. During the winter, my partner and I tend to ...

Hygge, Buen Vivir, Solarpunk & Degrowth.

During the winter, my partner and I tend to hunker down and really get into the Hygge spirit. "Hygge is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a mood of coziness and "comfortable conviviality" with feelings of wellness and contentment." For a video primer on Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl74ybpyNLk

Hygge captures a core feeling, that the term Buen Vivir or "good living" also captures. They both touch on being both cozy and comfortable. Taking solace in the small and little things. Focusing not on individual pleasures but sharing space with other people, and enjoying the company of each other. Both to me - capture the feeling that a solarpunk future world, or a world that the Degrowth movement aims for, more so in the day to day.

There is something special about slowing down, about getting together with friends or even strangers around a fire, of sharing a home made meal or dessert. In unplugging from the capitalist system and sharing with someone without the need for exchange. In making others happy. Taking time for rest and for play, good food, good drinks, good times.

Hygge should be all of the time, life should encourage leisure, play, relaxation. As opposed to the systems and social relations we have now that focus on work, consumption, and destruction.

We can take time to slow down, share a homecooked meal with friends, family - either biological, adopted, or queer family, strangers, comrades, anyone. Get cozy and comfortable, share from our gardens, listen to our stories, share an embrace, or a homebrewed wine. Things can be different, and they should be.
#hygge #solarpunk #degrowth, #buenvivir