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.

so i'm taking off the training wheels. tada! no specific word for march, other than "gratitude" which is my word for year 2 of my recovery. i reserve the right to start the definition quest again whenever i feel like i need it. and i strongly recommend giving it a try, if it's interesting to you.