Well-being - Wholehearted Embrace of One's Reality

     "Being at peace with self and others;

     Having opportunities for continual 'becoming' beyond mere lack of illness; 

     'Wholehearted and successful carrying out of valuable activities' relative to a person’s situation;

     Contentment with one’s health, self-esteem, sense of belonging, security, and opportunities for self-determination, meaning, roles, and helping others;

     Being able to 'carry out the activities of everyday living with satisfaction and comfort in ways that reflect sociocultural norms and idiosyncratic variation';

     Subjective state of contentment and life satisfaction;

     Meaning, contentment, and/or flow;

     The good life, positive human health, active living, sense of coherence."
 

       Aldrich RM. A review and critique of well-being in occupational therapy and occupational science. Scand J Occup Ther 2011; 18(2): 93-100. 

 

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