by Diane W. Shannon | Sep 7, 2023 | Humanizing Medicine, Identity, Thriving
This summer, my cousin Cindy has been raising Monarch butterflies. Two weeks ago, when I was visiting her for the weekend, she gave me a chrysalis to bring home. She’d already done the bulk of the work, feeding and caring for the caterpillar. I left with a mesh-sided... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Jun 1, 2023 | Identity, Thriving
I’ve just returned from an open house. Not the kind with appetizers and socializing, but the kind with real estate agents, signs out front, and prospective buyers poking about. We’re downsizing now that our children are living independently and would like a home... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Jan 5, 2023 | Identity
If you’re a perfectionist like me, you’ve probably already noticed the flaw in this sign. The fact that bicycles can’t actually dismount reflected an error I just couldn’t NOT see. I stopped to snap the shot, then saw that the photo was flawed: off-center and... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Dec 1, 2022 | Identity
“Time and space to reclaim, or discover and nurture, the natural gifts and interests that make you uniquely you, driving you to be the fullest expression of yourself and make life worth living.” Sounds amazing, right? That’s how Eve Rodsky defines “unicorn space” in... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Nov 3, 2022 | Coaching, Identity
“A meandering path, often unicursal, with a singular path leading to a center.” That’s how the Labyrinth Society defines the walking maze that is their namesake. What’s interesting to me is that the path is both singular—as in there’s one right way to the end—yet also... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Oct 6, 2022 | Identity, Thriving
Like most toddlers on their first day of preschool, I don’t like uncertainty. In fact, I tend to flee from it. A pending lab test that might be serious. Whether I’ll get Covid and be unable to attend that upcoming family event. If I should stay or leave my current job...