Sanuk!

Sanuk is a wonderful Thai word! It's pronounced like "sa-nook" with a short "oo" sound.

The word "sanuk" describes a quality that all wish to find in themselves and search for in others.
It is a simple yet complex word that can mean joy or pleasure, and an all pervasive sense of "well-being."

I've also seen these descriptions of the word

• a sense that anything worth doing ought to be done pleasurably.
• comfortable physically,
• relaxed and at ease mentally
• to have a good time
  
• to enjoy oneself
  
• to derive pleasure and joy from something…

It is almost a rule of living for Thai people, that whatever they do has to be “sanuk.”

Here's to experiencing "sanuk" in my travels and my living! : )