The Concept - EUDAIMONIA is a Greek word that means well-being and flourishing — a good life filled with meaning. The term Eudaimonia refers to well-being as distinct from happiness per se. Not all desires, not all outcomes that a person might value, would yield well-being when achieved. Some desires may be pleasure producing, but their outcomes are not good for people and would not promote wellness. Subjective happiness cannot be equated with well-being.
The Eudaimonic conception of well-being calls upon people to live in accordance with their true self. Eudaimonia occurs when people’s life activities are most congruent with deeply held values and are holistically or fully engaged. Under such circumstances people would feel intensely alive and authentic, existing as who they really are.
Aristotle gave the concept of Eudaimonia and held that happiness is a vulgar idea as not all the desire are worth pursuing. Some desires might yield pleasure, but they do not produce wellness. For Aristotle, true happiness can only be achieved by leading a virtuous life and doing what is worth doing. To realize the human potential is ultimately the human goal.”