What is best/good in life?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_good_life

The good life is a term for the life that one would like to live, or for happiness, associated (as eudaimonia) with the work of Aristotle and his teaching on ethics.

Eudaimonia is term that means happiness and is a central aim of stoic philosophy.

People who hope for a better world feel the need for a shared vision of the "good life," a vision that is flexible enough for innumerable individual circumstances but comprehensive enough to unite people in optimistic, deliberate, progressive social change.

An azure sky does it for me most times.

http://warrenmars.com/visual_art/theory/colour_wheel/azure/azure_sky.jpg
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_good_life

The good life is a term for the life that one would like to live, or for happiness, associated (as eudaimonia) with the work of Aristotle and his teaching on ethics.

Eudaimonia is term that means happiness and is a central aim of stoic philosophy.

People who hope for a better world feel the need for a shared vision of the "good life," a vision that is flexible enough for innumerable individual circumstances but comprehensive enough to unite people in optimistic, deliberate, progressive social change.

An azure sky does it for me most times.

http://warrenmars.com/visual_art/theory/colour_wheel/azure/azure_sky.jpg

A blue sky, yes, but also the feeling of the sun's warmth.
Eating a special meal with friends and family in a home.
Spending hours in the garden, smelling the dirt, observing new growth.
Playing music in a group when the music really comes together.
Witnessing a kind deed performed by another who didn't realize you were watching.
The feeling of being immersed in water: after exercise, or when swimming, or when entering a hot tub.
Hiking for hours in a beautiful location, no sight of anyone else.
Spending an afternoon brushing and alternately petting a very happy and loving dog. Or cat.
Dancing to live music in a group and feeling completely uninhibited.
The feeling after mutually satisfying sex with a partner that I love.

Is this what you mean?
 
A blue sky, yes, but also the feeling of the sun's warmth.
Eating a special meal with friends and family in a home.
Spending hours in the garden, smelling the dirt, observing new growth.
Playing music in a group when the music really comes together.
Witnessing a kind deed performed by another who didn't realize you were watching.
The feeling of being immersed in water: after exercise, or when swimming, or when entering a hot tub.
Hiking for hours in a beautiful location, no sight of anyone else.
Spending an afternoon brushing and alternately petting a very happy and loving dog. Or cat.
Dancing to live music in a group and feeling completely uninhibited.
The feeling after mutually satisfying sex with a partner that I love.

Is this what you mean?

Especially liked the sun's warmth. On a cool brisk windy day. Get out of the wind and feel the sun's warmth. Fantastic!
 
A blue sky, yes, but also the feeling of the sun's warmth.
Eating a special meal with friends and family in a home.
Spending hours in the garden, smelling the dirt, observing new growth.
Playing music in a group when the music really comes together.
Witnessing a kind deed performed by another who didn't realize you were watching.
The feeling of being immersed in water: after exercise, or when swimming, or when entering a hot tub.
Hiking for hours in a beautiful location, no sight of anyone else.
Spending an afternoon brushing and alternately petting a very happy and loving dog. Or cat.
Dancing to live music in a group and feeling completely uninhibited.
The feeling after mutually satisfying sex with a partner that I love.

Is this what you mean?

Amen sister!
 
The perfect taco truck.
And crushing one's enemies, sure.
And triad daisychains.
 
The perfectly cooked duck with crispy skin, the bacon wrapped dates, and the company made dinner a great time this evening. Definitely a good thing in life.
 
Good sleep, decent food, shelter and the love of friends and family:rose:
 
Books, food, shelter, warmth on a cold day, a cool breeze on a hot day, enough money to pay the bills with a little left over for rainy days, good health, family and friends, a deep breath on a crisp morning, laughter especially children's, watching butterflies and seeing rainbows, quiet times, and books. Lots of books.
 
Mountains with blue skies,
a stream of silence that makes you cry,
a guitar and a woman you can't understand
doesn't matter how hard you try.

Peace and Love ..\/,
 
A smile put on my face as something as mundane as a certain type of cat catching my eye brings back memories of working to restore that particular model with my dad.

Immersing myself in nature is my go to utopia.
 
How about a world where those who feel the need to have a "shared vision" can enjoy their life to its fullest and allow others the same.
 
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