meaning
PERMA is a model of positive psychology used to look at how humans can flourish . https://positivepsychology.com/flourishing/ This is one element of this model.
There are two major ways of looking at happiness. Hedonia, which focuses on pleasure, is a short term kind of happiness. Lasting happiness comes from a life filled with meaning. This is called: Eudaimona.
There are many routes to a meaningful or Good Life but these are the main paths.
James Pennebaker reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12494388_Telling_Stories_The_Health_Benefits_of_Narrative
Dan McAdams reference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0963721413475622
https://www.mindful.org/
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
http://thehowofhappiness.com/discover-happiness/
https://www.trackyourhappiness.org/
https://gratefulness.org/