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• n  a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

• wellbeing
• well-being
• welfare
• upbeat
• eudaemonia

• ill-being

News & Articles

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• Eudaimonic Well-Being: Aristotle Had It Right
  Eudaimonia, from the Greek words for "good" and "spirit", is a concept first put forth by Aristotle.
  Aug. 8, 2013 - ThirdAge

Quotes

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• David Cameron in PR Newswire (press release)
  The politics of happiness is nothing new,writes David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative party. "In his 'Nicomachean Ethics,' Aristotle said that eudaimonia, or happiness, is the goal of life."
• Martin Seligman in Times Online
  Seligman says: "There's too much emphasis on happiness, I think. I'm interested in the meaningful or virtuous life, what the Greeks called eudaimonia."