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How to Feel Hygge on a Snowy Day
On a snowy day, early in the morning when you first wake up, breathe out deeply against a cold window and trace your initials or even a heart in the fog your breath creates. You’re an adult, you’re allowed to be mischievous! Be prepared if the power goes out because then you can have a special day! Snow is one of the most beautiful creations of God. It creates a mysterious blanket of silence, if you’re listening. It dulls the unnecessary noise around us, and you can focus more clearly on the sounds of nature that are alive in the snow. Watch clumps of snow drop from tree branches, squirrels…
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How to Feel Hygge on a Windy Day
On a windy day, slow down your pace and limit your tasks. Wind is so powerful it will sap your energy so conserve it carefully. Listen to the direction the wind is blowing. Is it always blowing from one direction where you live or does it change frequently, creating a dizziness as it undulates? Consider where this wind came from before it got to you. Think of how many people are feeling this same wind, thinking the same thoughts about the wind that you are. If you are inside, watch the trees and plants outside and notice how the wind bends them but doesn’t snap them. The wind strengthens the…
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You’re Not Just a Stick in the River
Have you ever felt completely stuck? Stuck in life or perhaps just stuck in a situation? And you become completely overwhelmed and don’t know what to do or how to move forward? Several years back I found myself feeling pretty stuck (and yes, dozens and dozens of times since and currently, cause hey, I’m human). It wasn’t everything in my life but enough that it was easy to feel like a victim of circumstances beyond my immediate control. And I know we all feel, from time to time, as though we’re being dragged along, helpless to choose a different path or outcome and with no end in sight. And then…
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About Me
Hello and welcome! I’m Kirsten, founder and owner of The Lost Sanctuary, LLC and The Hygge Girl. I am a multi-media artist, photographer, writer, crafter, designer and life-long learner. I create original pieces of artwork, design digital products, make limited, handcrafted items, and write about anything that sparks magic and passion within. This multi-faceted approach allows me to blend my creativity with practicality and thus, bring my offering to a wider audience. The Lost Sanctuary began as a vision of creating a space for anyone who feels lost or would like to, metaphorically, get lost, into a sanctuary that is safe, cozy and nurturing. A sanctuary to breathe again, to…
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The Gate Can Wait
I hit my lowest point the summer I turned 48. I’d been working in corporate America for years and one day I finally hit maximum burnout. Exhausted, mindless, numb and functioning in a deficit; barely surviving, definitely not living. The timing was ripe for a mid-life crisis but my abundantly cautious nature settled on the careful planning of one instead. So, I got comfortable with the idea of strategically curating a mid-life crisis instead of creating a catastrophic and irreversible disaster. Perhaps I might have the opportunity to build something that would benefit me in the end which I might actually like myself for and wouldn’t result in further self-loathing.…
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How to Feel Hygge on a Sunny Day
On a sunny day, notice how the sunlight filters through the windows, stretching across the floor or your furnishings. Look at the shapes it creates between the light and the shadows. Feel the energy coming from the sun’s rays, penetrating the room. Contemplate this light, noticing how the light shows up for you again and again, even if it has been missing for many days or even weeks in some places of the world. Feel this unique moment of light; feel it filling you up and as you take it in, notice the calm spread across your body. Still your mind. Focus only on this light. If you can, position…
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Listen to Your Own Opinion
In February 2020, just weeks prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, my husband and I spent several days at my parent’s home as a late Christmas gift to them, the gift of time. We live a couple of hours away and decided collectively that mom needed some help organizing and setting up her craft room that had gone unused for years. She’d been cranking out handmade goods for every charity under the sun for years, all while using other spaces in the house and at their church. It seemed like the perfect way to spend some quality time with mom, working on what she loves doing the most. She loves making…
