Is Happiness a Destination or a Path
1. Beginning: The Mountaineer Who Reached the Summit but Was Exhausted Imagine a mountaineer who has spent years trying to ...
Tag: In Search of Pleasure and Meaning
Can One Have a Good Life Without Pleasure?
1. Beginning: The Mystic Who Didn't Smile, But Was at Peace Years ago, I met a mystic who had secluded ...
Is Growth More Important Than Pleasure?
1. Beginning: Two Seeds in One Soil Imagine planting two seeds in the same fertile soil. You give both enough ...
Why Doesn’t Consumption Sustain Pleasure
1. Beginning: The Lollipop That Never Ended Imagine a little boy who buys a giant lollipop at a big fair. ...
Is Pleasure the Same as Happiness?
1. Beginning: Two Sparks, One Fire Imagine an old blacksmith who has spent his entire life forging fire and striking ...
What Exactly Is Pleasure?
1. Opening Words: A Party No One Invited You To Imagine you are at a crowded party. The music is ...
Happiness, Satisfaction, and Fulfillment: What Are Their Differences?
1. Three Travelers on One Road Imagine three travelers walking side by side along a road. The first is a ...
What is the relationship between flourishing and happiness?
**1. The Gardener Who Cultivates the Tree of His Life** Imagine an old man who has spent his entire life ...
What Exactly Does “Living Well” Mean?
**1. In Search of a Lost Definition** A few years ago, at an interdisciplinary conference on "quality of life," six ...
Is a Successful Life the Same as a Good Life?
**1. The Peak We Conquered, but Our Hearts Were Not There** In one of my philosophical counseling sessions, a forty-five-year-old ...