[spkguitar]

Wow... deep thread.

For me, being alive is good life. There are some things I am striving for, and wish to happen (paid to make music, good relationship) but I can't say that I am unhappy because I don't have them.

When my 11 year old daughter looks at me and says, "I love you dad, you're the greatest."
THAT'S good life.

As far as creating music is concerned, I had wild fantasies as a young person about having the computer do all of the things that it can actually do today, so all my fantasies have all come true. (well, musical creation ones, anyway ) It truly still amazes me what I can do now.

Someone once gave me a philosophy that has stuck with me: happiness is a choice. It was the greatest revelation of my life.

I also look back on some of the hard times of my life like it was a movie: at least I can't say it was boring and I have definitely been entertained.

YMMV