great opener Dee. I like the Pirsig quote, I've read the book more times than I can remember.
for me, at six-and-some months, it's been a year of huge change, overwhelmingly for the better. something I've found very useful is Mindfulness & I'm going to start an eight-week online course doing that in the new year. if anyone is interested, I might start a thread for motivation/accountability, to discuss, etc.
I've been doing some conservation volunteering the last few months, which I've found rewarding, as well as, hopefully, doing a little good. I'm going to start helping out at a local homeless shelter too - I've just booked onto the orientation/training session for next week.
oh, & I need to start looking for a job
