Flourishing Can Be

Thriving

Eudaimonia

Prospering

Achieving success

Growing luxuriantly

Living the “good life”

Positive mental health

Luxuriant growth or profusion

A process that requires action

Good mental and physical health

Developing rapidly and successfully

Positive growth in self and in the world

Being in a state of activity or production

An organic process, not a mechanical process

The opposite of both pathology and languishing

A state of being rather than a feeling or experience

An activity of soul that succeeds in accord with virtue

The opposite of living a life that feels hollow and empty

Emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being

Access to the pleasant life, the engaged or good life and the meaningful life

A very individual journey of living as experienced and valued by the individual

Our ability to grow as a human being through good times and through life struggles

Cultivating strengths, subjective well-being, goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience

Growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment

Living within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience

Experiencing positive emotions, positive psychological functioning and positive social functioning, most of the time

Finding fulfillment in our lives, accomplishing meaningful and worthwhile tasks, and connecting with others at a deeper level

A state where we experience positive emotions, positive psychological functioning and positive social functioning, most of the time

Being free from illness and distress but more importantly, being filled with vitality and functioning well in our personal and social life

The result of paying careful attention to building and maintaining positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishments

The product of the pursuit and engagement of an authentic life that brings inner joy and happiness through meeting goals, being connected with life passions, and relishing in accomplishments through the peaks and valleys of life

The state that we create when we tend to increasing our positive emotions, engaging with the world and our work or hobbies, develop deep and meaningful relationships, find meaning and purpose in our lives, and achieve our goals through cultivating and applying our strengths and talents