Flourishing Is More Than Happiness

Flourishing is more than happiness. Happiness is state of feeling good. But you can flourish and not feel good -- like when you are lovingly taking care of someone close to you who is sick -- and you can feel good and not be thriving; think of a deadbeat Dad who is pleased he beat the system. Flourishing is thriving and doing well -- which sometimes takes the form of playing a difficult hand well. Happiness is a byproduct of a life well-lived.