Psychology professor Marie Helweg-Larsen shares how Danish words can help reframe stressful moments, create community, and prioritize intimacy.
But the English language can sometimes come up short when it comes to finding that perfect word that encompasses what we're feeling — or what we wish to feel."Danes are among the most happy people in the world," Marie Helweg-Larsen told"I don't know that those words preceded the happiness, or whether Danes have words for things that we all know that we need to do, but maybe need to be reminded of doing.
I think that we often know that we ought to do things and we forget. And having a word that prompts us, can help us just get back on track. So for example, we probably all know we ought to let things go, let go of daily hassles. Say, "Oh, well" to daily frustrations. The Danes actually have a word for it:So it's not that the idea is foreign, to most people — that we ought to let go of small frustrations — but having this word can just remind us.
If Danish is not a language I'm familiar with, would there be some value in my learning what this word means and then just sort of saying it over and over again? Saying the word is a good start, but I think the key is to reframe, maybe? So stop and say, "Is this actually a problem? Am I actually late for anything? Am I going to be frustrated by this in two hours or two days or in two months?" And probably the answer to all of those is no.
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