Here's a beaut of a new concept for me, a new word discovered on my Visual Thesaurus (such a cool program! check it out)I am enthralled by my own Fool's Paradise!

Date:   5/1/2005 10:40:59 AM ( 19 y ago)

eudaemonia
A noun
1 wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia

a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
Category Tree:
state
╚condition
╚fortune; destiny; fate; luck; lot; circumstances; portion
╚good_fortune; good_luck
╚prosperity; successfulness
╚wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
╚health; wellness
╚fool's_paradise

I don't often find a word that I am not familiar with, I found one. I get very excited when I find a word, particularly a good concept like Eudaemonia.

The flourishing of you and me as an individual-the process of our flourishing, but then again there are others aspects that address ethics(old news) , hedonism (ummmmmm, new news), epicurean delights(yum),etc. The art of flourishing speaks to me! I flourish when I am in salt water, when I am fascinated, when I live inthe moment, when I feel joy of Godliness, when I meditate into Christ's Consciousness, when I laugh with my friends, when I hug my buddies and feel the pleasure of the hug, when I hug my children, oh, and especially when I hold my grandchildren. When I am touched by the beauty of all I am. When I breath and letgo , when I breath and feel-when I do yoga, when I do Sadhana-these are all deep connections to my heart.

I like this word. Just think it has been waiting for me to uncover it, like a treasure of thought waiting to be gleaned. Did you notice the last description on the tree- Fool's paradise. Yes, and the Fool, the highest archetype- and paradise-I think I will do some more research to ascertain how the fool got into paradise!

Until then-If you are a scholarly type here's a good read on the concept of Eudaemonia





 

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