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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 09:49
and i think to myself, "what a wonder-full world."

i saw a lot of wonderful things and wondered about many other things in february. one thing that i wondered about was my definition quest. do i need it anymore? it occurred to me that the quest has been a set of mindfulness training wheels. the words that i've chosen have helped me be more mindful of my surroundings, and i find that i need to focus on the words less. looking carefully at the world with a positive, or at least neutral, view has become just the way i live my life. as i look back, the words i chose in the fall really helped me out of a very difficult phase of my recovery.

Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 15:01
feb 1 - wonder is the word for february

i've been busy looking at things other than my computer (like a baby playing bongos).

my word for february is wonder. i just decided today.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 21:59
jan25

today i spent time looking at old friends in new ways. this afternoon i had lunch with a friend from elementary school, and a friend i made after i moved away from the town where i went to elementary school. both are excellent people, and i enjoyed the collision of two worlds. i loved seeing them together. i got to laugh a lot.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 20:51
jan24 - whole lotta lookin' going on

man, i've looked at some amazing things in the last week or so. i've seen van gogh paintings, an original audubon folio, and books written in the 1200s. i've spent a good amount of time looking at a 99 year-old woman who isn't hooked up to any machines and keeps up a stream of sassy comments during the jeopardy/wheel hour. i've looked at a lot of folks from my passed happily moved into my present. today i looked at a cactus taco and a golden bandshell.

a quote for my trip -
"Its not what you look at that matters, its what you see." - Henry David Thoreau

so the, what do i see?

Monday, January 24, 2011 - 22:20
hey, look - it's january 15th!

i've been looking at a whole lot lately. my mom and i took a trip to a museum and looked at some very interesting art. then we looked at some very beautiful and tasty food in the cafe at the museum. i looked at my friend emily when she came to help me celebrate a momentous birthday. starting today, i'm going to be looking at a whole different world. as emily would say, i'm ready.

Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 08:14
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