Post like this never \u201cdo well,\u201d and that is fine. I enjoy writing and sharing things, so who needs money, right? I say that because I do make about $15\u2013$20 per month just making posts, so I guess I’m a highly paid influencer now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had my annual physical last week, and my depression and anxiety are doing WAY better, and since I have a history of that, she had to go through and ask me all types of questions. She asked me what I was doing (besides popping happy pills) to make life better overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back on February 10th, 2025, a top\u20115 life\u2011changing event happened, and I truly hate to make someone\u2019s death \u201cabout me,\u201d but it\u2019s just a fact. One of my employees (not my employee, but I was his supervisor) passed away, and it led to a complete change in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My entire life, I’ve always been \u201con edge.\u201d If I call my son while he’s at college and he doesn’t answer, then he’s dead \u2014 that is where my mind goes first. It always has, and it seems it always will, even with the happy pills. I just go to the worst\u2011case scenario first, and I was always told that it was stupid (like I could change it) but on February 10th \u2014 it wasn\u2019t stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So his death led me to look to make changes in my life, and I’ve spent the last 17 months focusing on that \u2014 from trying hobbies to playing video games to fully embracing the hygge lifestyle, which is the entire purpose of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I highly suggest buying this book, reading it, and living by it. It will make your life better. Comfy clothes, candles, great smells, being comfy, being happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would like to gear this more toward guys as well \u2014 I know, sexist, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m tired of the \u201calpha,\u201d “guys have to be strong and can\u2019t like comfy things” mindset, and I do notice society getting away from it, but it still seems really hard for some guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can’t stress these two words enough \u2014 screw \u2019em!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am so not worried about others and so locked in on my happiness that it feels like I wasted the first 46 years of my life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I really want to start sharing more about hygge because it has changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would also like to end this with: RIP Brandon \u2014 he was a good kid, and life truly isn’t fair. I don’t know how to say this without sounding like an asshole, but it’s sad that a tragedy made such a massive impact on me, and while he will never know it, his life made a massive difference in the world \u2014 in my world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n