Merry Christmas, Wealthy Affiliate family
Hey, WAmily!
Today, I’m not measuring success by perfect Wi-Fi, flawless plans, or a dashboard that finally “behaves.” I’m measuring it by something simpler: breath in my lungs, faith in my heart, and the quiet fact that I can still show up and build. Christmas is a reminder that hope does not need permission from circumstances. Hope comes anyway.
If your year felt slow, if your traffic came like rain in the desert, if your referrals stayed shy, or if your results looked smaller than your effort, hear this: seeds do not announce themselves. They work underground. The work you did in silence is not wasted. One good post, one honest keyword, one improved title, one better image description, one more internal link, one more day of consistency; these are small candles that eventually light a room.
So let’s celebrate what is real. A working plan. A learning mind. A community that answers questions at midnight. A fresh chance to write, to teach, to build, to try again. And if your Christmas is noisy, quiet, joyful, lonely, expensive, simple, or complicated, I’m wishing you peace that makes more sense than your numbers right now.
Merry Christmas to you and your household. May your heart be warm, your mind be clear, your goals be steady, and your next step be blessed. And may your 2026 bring not only clicks, but conversions; not only ideas, but execution; not only dreams, but results you can touch.
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John, your Blogpost really inspired, thank you for keeping in tune by posting, sharing comments, and contributing to the developing of the Human Resources.
Kindly appreciate, 🙏
Marry Christmas to your families
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Dearest John,
you are one of a kind.
I am proud to be a part of your existence.
You provide hope and a reminder that suffering isn't isolating but a path to a deeper connection, much like Stoic philosophy aims for wisdom through self-examination and virtuous living amidst adversity.
The emphasis on being "saved" and "renewed" speaks to the Stoic idea of eudaimonia (flourishing) achieved not through external pleasure but through inner harmony and right living, even when crushed.
So let’s celebrate what is real. A working plan. A learning mind. A community that answers questions at midnight. A fresh chance to write, to teach, to build, to try again. And if your Christmas is noisy, quiet, joyful, lonely, expensive, simple, or complicated, I’m wishing you peace that makes more sense than your numbers right now.
Wonderful.
Eudaimonia (yoo-dy-moh-NEE-ah) is an ancient Greek concept often translated as "happiness" or "flourishing," but it signifies a deeper, more stable state than mere pleasure, representing living a virtuous, meaningful life, fulfilling one's potential, and thriving through reason and good character, especially emphasized by Aristotle as the highest human good. It's about being well and doing well, achieved through virtuous activity, purpose, and self-actualization, not just fleeting positive feelings.
Key Aspects of Eudaimonia:
Flourishing: A state of living well and doing well, being your best self.
Virtue (Arete): Acting in accordance with moral excellence and reason, which Aristotle saw as central.
Purpose & Meaning: Finding fulfillment through meaningful goals and self-improvement, rather than just pleasure (hedonia).
Activity of the Soul: Not a passive feeling, but an active engagement with life in a way that aligns with one's highest capacities.
Not Luck-Dependent: Unlike fortune, eudaimonia is cultivated through effort, wisdom, and character.
In Philosophy:
Aristotle: Defined it as "activity of soul in accordance with virtue in a complete life.
Stoics: Believed virtue alone was sufficient for eudaimonia, a resilient state beyond external circumstances.
Plato: Saw an unjust soul as diseased, while a just, ordered soul achieves eudaimonia, like a healthy body.
In Modern Psychology:
Eudaimonia is studied as eudaimonic well-being, focusing on purpose, autonomy, competence, and positive relationships as core to deep happiness.
If it is,,,Merry.
Paul from Canada
Thanks, Paul. I think I am a modern African Stoic, as I suggested and alluded to in my Doctorate (not confirmed) Dissertation Proposal for a PhD in Literature (China). I love this philosophy, and I was born with it, I guess, since I never heard of it except for the negative references in the New Testament.
Many don't why I never cried as expected when mom passed in 1996, and dad in 2014. I always see the world differently, but that's not strength; it's just how I understand, or want to understand life and meaning. I love. I care. But like King David, when a person dies, they are gone. We can't bring them back even if we wail for years thereafter.
That's the point.
You are very special in your kindness.
Dad passed in 2013. Mom followed in 2018.
My belief is founded in Nanak. The founder, the wanderer.
He founded monotheism.
And many died in the pursuit. Sikhism.
There were troubled times in the sixteenth century.
There are troubled times now.
What part of Africa?
I have a special friend from Kenya.
I want to reach that part.
Canada is huge.
Still trying to cross it. Son, his wife, and two children are in Calgary,
Life is long.
Stay special, John Maluth and continue to bless us here with your words.
I am grateful.
Paul from Canada.