Mys from Sweden the strategy to take care of us
From the Scandinavia, as from the rest of the northern lands Europe, terms are born that are difficult to translate into concepts that, in a few letters, can contain still life or sensations full of meaning. The meaning remains explicit: savor the seasons in what is their simplicity. In short, learning to live better starting from the bottom up. They are words that sound differently like “Koseling” Norwegian oldHygge Danish which we wrote about recently.
Even Sweden, not to be outdone, has its own “life style”, a formula for happiness gathered in the term Mys, a word which translated as “comfortable”, “welcoming” and its verb, or mysa, understood as “to pamper ”. But what does the term collect in itself? My? The sense of well-being, of family warmth, a sensation that allows us, closing our eyes, to feel good too.
The same feeling we have wearing a few names of wool to escape the cold, or maybe when we curl up under one cover drinking ours you favorite, in ours cup favorite maybe wearing the sweater softest we have. The advice is clear: let’s take care of ourselves and of our time.